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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.
Following the FDA’s new safety announcement concerning the link between Topamax and oral cleft birth defects, the Consumer Justice Foundation developed an educational resource to provide mothers with more information about Topamax birth defects. According to this recent FDA action, there is an increased risk of oral clefts like cleft lip and cleft palate among infants whose mothers take Topamax while pregnant (fda.gov). After reviewing new Topamax birth defect data, the FDA has also elevated the pregnancy category of Topamax from C to D, which means there is positive human evidence of the drug’s potential to cause serious harm to a fetus when taken during pregnancy (fda.gov).
Topamax is a prescription anticonvulsant drug, currently manufactured by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, a division of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Although anticonvulsant drugs were originally designed to treat epilepsy specifically, many of these medications have been indicated for additional purposes in recent years. The FDA approved Topamax, for example, in 1996 for the treatment of epilepsy, and again in 2004 for the prevention of migraine headaches. Since its introduction to the U.S. market, Topamax has become one of the most commonly prescribed anticonvulsants available.
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when a child’s oral structures fail to develop properly in utero. Cleft lip is characterized by a vertical fissure in the upper lip which may extend up through the nose. Cleft palate can vary in severity from a small opening at the back of the mouth to a nearly complete separation of the roof of the mouth. Children born with cleft lip or cleft palate may struggle with severe side effects like feeding difficulties, recurring ear infections, dental problems, hearing loss, and delays in speech and language development.
If your child was born with cleft lip, cleft palate or any other birth defect after you took Topamax when pregnant, do not delay in calling us for help.
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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