You’re pregnant. You’re having a baby. Congratulations abound. The first thing you should be asking yourself before painting the nursery or baby names is – Are the prescription drugs that you’re taking safe while being pregnant? Is the medication that you take to control epileptic seizures or migraine headaches safe to take while pregnant? Is [...]

Epilepsy is treated with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) which have shown the ability to prevent seizures in hospital studies. Topamax (also known as topiramate) is considered one of the “newer” AEDs and is structurally unrelated to other anti-convulsive medications. While it is unclear exactly how Topamax works, it is believed to suppress or prevent abnormal activity [...]

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A recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) press release announced the voluntary recall of two lots of Topamax (topiramate) 100mg Tablets after four consumer reports presented concern regarding a strange odor. The uncharacteristic smell of the antiepileptic medication is thought to have been caused by trace amounts of TBA (2,4,6 tribromoanisole). The recall was launched [...]

Topamax, or Topiramate, is an anticonvulsant drug that decreases abnormal excitement in the brain.  It is primarily used to control seizures for people with epilepsy but may also be prescribed to treat seizures in people with other conditions, such as Lennox – Gastaut Syndrome, and to prevent migraine headaches.

Originally Topamax (also known as topiramate) was approved for prevention of seizures, a potentially life threatening condition.

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The first generic forms of Topamax tablets, topiramate, were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 1, 2009, to prevent seizures in individuals who have epilepsy. Topamax and topiramate are also approved for use to avert migraine headaches, but not to ease the throbbing of migraines. In 2009, Topamax and generic [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided data that suggests risks of the birth defects cleft lip and cleft palate in infants born to women who use the drug Topamax (topiramate) during pregnancy. According to the FDA news release, the North American Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Pregnancy Registry determined that infant Topamax exposure during the [...]