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Migraines, Pregnancy, and Topamax: New FDA Warning

The FDA has issued new warnings about Topamax (topiramate) a medication sometimes used for Migraine and headache prevention. New information from the North American Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Pregnancy Registry shows an increased risk of oral clefts in infants exposed to topiramate during the first trimester of pregnancy. Oral clefts are cleft... Read moreChevron
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Migraines, Depakote, and Birth Defects

Migraine treatment can be difficult at best. During pregnancy, it often becomes even more difficult. We know very little about medications that are safe to take during pregnancy because "experimenting" with pregnant women just isn't feasible. One way to discover what's safe and what isn't is to look at data collected about women who took... Read moreChevron
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Valproate Medications, Pregnancy, and Migraine

The FDA is reminding health care professionals of the risk of major birth defects (MBDs) in babies exposed to one of the few medications to be FDA approved for Migraine prevention during the mother's pregnancy. Valproate sodium and related medications subject to this warning include: divalproex sodium: Depakote, Depakote CP, Depakote... Read moreChevron
posted 12/07/2009, comments (0)|
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FDA Approved Anti-Epilepsy Migraine Preventive Drugs May Increase the Risk of Birth Defects

Research Looks At Popular Migraine Preventive & Discovers Possible Harm to the Fetus WASHINGTON, DC; Updated July 27th; July 22th, 2008- In the past, Migraine tended to be managed in a way that either prescribed drugs that helped prevent attacks OR prescribed drugs that treated pain during an attack, but not both. However, the best... Read moreChevron
posted 07/29/2008, comments (0)|
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Migraine Preventive Topamax May Cause Birth Defects

A study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology®, indicates that taking the neuronal stabilizing agent (epilepsy drug) Topamax (topiramate) alone or along with other neuronal stabilizing agents during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects.   Research has shown that many medications of this type increase the risk of... Read moreChevron
posted 07/21/2008, comments (0)|
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