Epilepsy Drugs
Epilepsy Drugs Side Effects May Be Linked To Suicide Lawsuits
Epilepsy Drugs Linked To Suicides. On January 31, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration warned that people taking epilepsy drugs were twice as likely to suffer from suicidal thoughts and behavior as those taking a placebo. Millions of people take epilepsy drugs. Such anti-seizure medications are used for a variety of illnesses in … [Read more...] about Epilepsy Drugs Side Effects May Be Linked To Suicide Lawsuits
MHRA Stronger Warnings for Women taking Valproate
Stronger Warnings for Women taking Valproate. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging healthcare professionals to better inform women about the risks of taking valproate medicines, which are used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. The product information was recently updated to include the … [Read more...] about MHRA Stronger Warnings for Women taking Valproate
Restrictions on Epilepsy Drug Trobalt
Epilepsy Medication Trobalt Strictly Recommended On Friday, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended restricting the epilepsy medication Trobalt (retigabine) because of side effects, including impaired vision. The EMA now recommends that physicians prescribe … [Read more...] about Restrictions on Epilepsy Drug Trobalt
Epilepsy Medications Associated with Birth Defects
Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Birth Defects. A new study of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) has found that pregnant women taking such medications were more likely to give birth to children with certain birth defects. The AEDs birth defect study, which was recently presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, … [Read more...] about Epilepsy Medications Associated with Birth Defects
Valproate Study Sees Problems for Developing Fetus
Another Valproate Study. Children exposed to valproate in-utero may exhibit lower IQs as toddlers than children whose mothers took other epilepsy drugs, according to the results of an interim study conducted by scientists at the University of Liverpool. Valproate is an epilepsy drug sold under the brand names Depacon and … [Read more...] about Valproate Study Sees Problems for Developing Fetus
Approved Epilepsy Drugs Suicide Warnings
Epilepsy Drugs May Cause Suicidal Thoughts. Federal regulators have approved new suicide warnings for more than two dozen epilepsy drugs. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had ordered the label update last December, when it issued a public-health advisory regarding the association between epilepsy drugs and suicidal … [Read more...] about Approved Epilepsy Drugs Suicide Warnings
Diprivan Linked to Cardiac Arrest
Diprivan May Cause Cardiac Arrest And Deaths. Diprivan, a drug given to stop prolonged epileptic seizures, may put patients at a higher risk of cardiac arrest and deaths, a new study says. ‘Diprivan’, known generically as propofol, is commonly given in lower doses as a sedative during surgery. However, Diprivan has been … [Read more...] about Diprivan Linked to Cardiac Arrest
Epilepsy Drugs New Suicide Warnings
Epilepsy Drugs New Suicide Warning. Federal regulators are considering new suicide warnings for some epilepsy drugs, but the pharmaceutical companies that make the medications are desperately trying to quash the action, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The drug makers, including GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, Inc., made … [Read more...] about Epilepsy Drugs New Suicide Warnings
Epilepsy Drug No Help Against Migraines
Epilepsy Drug No Help Against Migraines. The epilepsy drug oxcarbazepine was strongly believed to have prevented migraine headaches; however, a new study suggests that this is not so. Epilepsy drugs such as oxcarbazepine have long been used for migraine prevention, according to Dr. Stephen Silberstein of the Jefferson … [Read more...] about Epilepsy Drug No Help Against Migraines
Company notes association between anti-epileptic drug, cleft palate in babies
Anti-Epileptic Drug Increased Risk Of Birth Defect. Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is informing pregnant women of a possible association between an anti-epileptic medication and cleft palate or cleft lip in newborns. The statement, issued Tuesday after discussions with Health Canada, says new data from a pregnancy registry … [Read more...] about Company notes association between anti-epileptic drug, cleft palate in babies
GlaxoSmithKline Recalls Epilepsy Drug
Epilepsy Drug Lamictal Are Being Recalled. GlaxoSmithKline is recalling about 100,000 starter kits of Lamictal, a drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. The pharmaceutical giant said the wrong dosage was found in two of the kits. The kits are designed so that patients gradually increase their dosage of the drug over … [Read more...] about GlaxoSmithKline Recalls Epilepsy Drug
2 Epilepsy Drugs Birth Defects Risk
Epilepsy Drugs Birth Defects. A new analysis of two drugs widely used to control epilepsy, manage bipolar disorder and alleviate migraines shows up to a five-fold increase in the risk of major birth defects, researchers said Tuesday. Both drugs already carry warnings against use by pregnant women, but the risk had not … [Read more...] about 2 Epilepsy Drugs Birth Defects Risk
