122 results

• Depakote Use During Pregnancy Linked to Psychiatric Problems in Childhood, Study Warns

  April 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links Depakote use during pregnancy to an increased risk of psychiatric problems in children later in life.

• HHS-OIG Calls for Crackdown on Overuse of Psychtropic Drugs in Nursing Homes

  November 21, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Federal investigators have issued a report raising concerns about new drugs potentially being used a "chemical restraints" in order to avoid detection and allegations of nursing home abuse.

• Study Finds Questionable Prescribing of Antiepileptic Drugs to Nursing Home Patients with Dementia

  November 14, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new study suggests anti-seizure medications like Depakote and Neurontin are being used to replace antipsychotics as "chemical restraints" on nursing home dementia patients.

• High-Dose Folic Acid During Pregnancy May Increase Cancer Risk for Children, When Mother Also Takes Epilepsy Drugs

  October 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Women with epilepsy who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may face an increased risk that their child develops cancer, according to the findings of a new study.

• Roundup Exposure May Cause Convulsions in Animals, Earthworm Study Warns

  September 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links Roundup exposure to an increased risk of convulsions in animals.

• Problems with Gabapentin Misuse are a Sign of Improper Prescribing: Report

  September 13, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that off-label prescribing is a driving factor behind increasing gabapentin misuse and overdoses.

• CDC Warns About Overdose Deaths Linked to Gabapentin Abuse

  July 1, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC warns that Gabapentin, an epilepsy drug, is being linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths nationwide.

• Children Face Risk of Autism, Intellectual Disabilities After Exposure to Depakote, Topamax During Pregnancy

  June 14, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links the use of Depakote and Topamax during pregnancy with an increased risk of children being born with autism and intellectual disabilities.

• 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.

• Side Effects of Tegretol, Topamax, Other Enzyme Inducing Antiseizure Drugs Linked To Heart Disease Risk: Study

  October 13, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links the use of some epilepsy drugs, like Tegretol and Topamax, to a risk of heart disease which may increase the longer patients use the drugs.