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Topamax can cause birth defects, including cleft palate, cleft lip, and genital and skeletal deformities. Please contact us immediately for a free consultation on a Topamax birth defect. We are standing by now to explain to you questions about Topamax lawsuits, Topamax class action lawsuits, Topamax injuries and Topamax side effects.
On March 4, 2011, the FDA received new data from the NAAED Pregnancy Registry that prompted it to announce a reclassification of Topamax and its generic topiramate versions from a Pregnancy Category C to a Category D. A pregnancy Category D means that there is positive evidence of risk to an unborn baby based on concrete, human data, and a stronger warning label will be added to the drug about its effect on pregnancies.
According to the new data, babies exposed to Topamax during the first trimester of pregnancy have an increased risk of cleft lip and cleft palate, as well as genital deformities and other fetal or skeletal deformities. According to the FDA announcement regarding the study, babies born to women who took Topomax during the first trimester had a cleft lip or palate approximately 1.4 percent of the time as opposed to a rate of between .33 and .55 percent when compared to other epilepsy drugs—a significant increase in risk. Cleft lips and cleft palates occur when parts of the lip or palate fail to completely fuse together, a condition that can vary in severity and lead to serious infections and problems talking or even eating.
In July 2008, the medical journal Neurology also published a study linking Topamax to birth defects, finding that women who took the drug during early pregnancy were approximately 11 times more likely than a woman in the general population to have a baby with a cleft lip or palate and 14 times more likely to have a baby born with a genital defect.
Women of childbearing age are being advised by the FDA to speak with a doctor about benefits and risks of Topomax and whether alternative medications can be considered that carry a lower risk of birth defects.
To speak to a Topamax lawyer please call Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404.
Mr. Wallis is especially interested to hear from persons living in the states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, although he will speak with persons in all fifty states about their personal experiences while taking Topamax. Please do not delay.
Ed Wallis is an attorney currently representing and seeking clients who have taken several prescription drugs and claim injuries associated with those drugs, including Wellbutrin, Paxil, Topamax, Avandia, Accutane and Reglan. He also represents clients across the globe pertaining to medical device failures, including the Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implant, the Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh – sling and the DePuy hip implant. In fact, Mr. Wallis and others in the firm in which he practices serve as counsel to persons around the world for defective medical devices and drugs.
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