5 results

• Epilepsy Drug Pregnancy Risks Linked to Major Birth Defects and Congenital Malformations: Study

  June 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates the use of Depakote and Topamax during pregnancy increase the risk of major congenital malformations.

• Birth Defects Cost U.S. Healthcare Billions Every Year: CDC

  January 23, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Treating birth defects costs the U.S. healthcare system as much as $23 billion every year, and accounts for one out of every $20 dollars spent on hospitalizations, according to a CDC study.

• Lawsuit Over Zofran Cleft Lip Alleges Failure to Warn Pregnant Women

  June 1, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Zofran lawsuit alleges GlaxoSmithKline failed to warn that the antinausea drug could cause cleft lip or other birth defects when used during pregnancy.

• Verdict in Topamax Birth Defect Lawsuit Upheld on Appeal

  March 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An effort to appeal an $11 million Topamax birth defects decision has failed, with a panel of judges affirming a jury's determination that Topamax caused the birth defects and that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn the medical community;

• Topamax Cleft Lip Lawsuit Results in $11M Jury Award

  November 19, 2013

  Russell Maas

  A Philadelphia jury awarded $11m in damages from Topamax birth defects, weeks after another trial ended with a $4m verdict.