Women, a history of epilepsy often the anti seizure medicine TOPAMAX or Depakote prescribed. Seizures in pregnant women are especially dangerous, as they can limit oxygen to the fetus. For years this antiepileptic drugs have been sure to prescribe found to pregnant women. But the U.S. food and drug has thrown some causes for concern with these drugs Administration (FDA) recently.

The FDA decided in the spring of TOPAMAX pregnancy category D drug to reclassify, because it now has evidence that it can cause problems for the fetus. Research of the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry showed that women who took the drug during the first trimester four times more likely to have a child with an oral lips. A gap can deform the child's mouth and impact food, talking about their appearance, and can even result in more ear infections. Corrective surgery is required in the baby first year these complications occur to prevent.

Last year, the FDA reported that Depakote mothers could have more serious side effects for children which he used during the first trimester. The most serious adverse reaction was spina bifida, but urinary problems, holes in the palate heart, abnormal skull formation, defective limbs and cleft has also occurred.

Motherisk, an information and advice centre for expectant mothers, reports that the risk of these complications is dependent on dose. Risks from these antiepileptic drugs "begin be increased at doses of 600 mg / d and more to the fore at doses over 1000 mg / d." More importantly, discover many expectant mothers only pregnant are, after the first critical weeks of the first trimester, if harm to the fetus may have already taken place.

The FDA advises that pregnant women should consult their doctor immediately. For many women the drug for them and the child safety is required. The FDA recommends that a woman must remain antiepileptic medicine, is the lowest dose for seizure control possible best.

If people working in health or drug manufacturers do not adequately warn women about the dangers of taking these and other potentially dangerous drugs, they have to a right action and financial compensation for their child keep track of past, present and future medical concerns.

Illinois Chicago birth injury attorney Robert I. Briskman has decades of experience sued, medical practices and product manufacturers, the not the best interests of their patients at heart. As Chicago birth injury lawyer he has many different types of birth injury treated and will work tirelessly, you get the care you and your baby making. Briskman Briskman & Greenberg works on a contingency basis, so there is no payment if they are always successful in your compensation of child.

Robert I. Briskman is a Chicago birth injury lawyer and Chicago birth injury law at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more 1. 877. call 595. 4878, please visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.

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