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• Depakote Linked to Increased Risk of Death for Patients with Poststroke Epilepsy: Study

  December 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Depakote use is associated with a 40% increased risk of death among poststroke patients who develop epilepsy, according to the findings of a new study.

• Antiepileptics Birth Defect Risk Not Seen with Trileptal, Lamictal: Study

  August 16, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Researchers from Denmark say they have failed to find a link between major birth defects and the use of some...

• Birth Defect Risk from Epilepsy Drugs Low, But Topamax Data Inconclusive

  May 19, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The use of newer antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy was not associated with a significantly increased risk of major birth defects,...

• Novartis Settles Marketing Lawsuit Over Trileptal, Other Drugs

  October 4, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has agreed to plea guilty to charges of off-label marketing and bribing doctors to prescribe the anti-epileptic...

• Epilepsy Drug Suicide Warnings Added by FDA

  December 17, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  The FDA is requiring the manufacturers of 11 different epilepsy drugs, such as Lamictal, Lyrica, Topamax and Depakote, to warn...