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• Depakote Pregnancy Risk Leads To New FDA Restrictions

  May 7, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  According to a new warning issued by federal drug regulators, pregnant women should not use certain epilepsy drugs to treat...

• Study Links Risk of Autism and Depakote Use During Pregnancy

  April 25, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Danish researchers have released a new study that adds to the mounting evidence linking the use of Depakote and autism...

• Depakote Delays Cognitive Development Following Pregnancy Use: Study

  March 28, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Additional research has been published that links potential side effects of Depakote to cognitive developmental delays among children who were...

• Depakote While Pregnant Linked to Risk of Autism, Developmental Delays

  February 5, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  New research appears to provide additional evidence that use of the epilepsy drug Depakote while pregnant may increase the risk...

• Side Effects of Depakote During Pregnancy Linked to Lower IQ: Study

  January 24, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study suggest that the side effects of using the antiepileptic drug Depakote during pregnancy may...

• Depakote Settlement of $1.6B Reached Between Abbott, DOJ

  May 8, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay the federal government $1.6 billion for illegally marketing their epilepsy drug Depakote for uses...

• Depakote Lawsuit Considered by Attorneys General Over Marketing

  February 22, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A group of attorneys general are considering whether to file a lawsuit over Depakote, bringing criminal charges against Abbott Laboratories...

• Depakote During Pregnancy May Triple Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

  December 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Danish researchers indicate that pregnant women could triple their risk of having a child with autism by taking the epilepsy...

• Depakote Birth Defect Lawsuit Over Spina Bifida Filed

  October 25, 2011

  Staff Writers

  An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, alleging that her daughter suffered a birth defect known as...

• Depakote Spina Bifida Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Twins

  August 8, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Depakote lawsuit has been filed by the parents of two Illinois girls who were born with severe health problems,...