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Jul-23-11 Washington, DC It's tragic enough when a child is born with an obvious birth defect that you can see—such as cleft palate or cleft lip, defects that have been linked to the use of Depakote . However, the Depakote birth defects one cannot see can be equally troubling. Such is the case surrounding the recent announcement by the US Food and Drug... - Depakote Birth Defects Can Occur in First Trimester—Complaints Increasing
Jun-4-11 Washington, DC In 2006, the FDA asked Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of Depakote, to add a black box warning to its epilepsy drug after a study found that 20 percent of pregnant mothers taking the drug gave birth to a child with depakote birth defects. A year ago, researchers found that depakote malformations could occur as early as the first trimes... - The Various Faces of Depakote
Nov-5-10 Washington, D.C. The potential for Depakote birth defects will most assuredly be on the agenda in December when the Health and Human Services Department with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) holds a meeting of the Pediatric Advisory Committee. The Washington Daybook identifies the meeting as taking place December 7th and notes that participa... - $23 Million Verdict Awarded in First Depakote Birth Defects Lawsuit
May-29-15 St. Louis, MO A $23 million settlement has been awarded to a Minnesota girl ending a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories in which the girl’s family alleged the epilepsy drug Depakote caused the girl’s birth defects. This is the first verdict against Abbott, the maker of Depakote. The jury hearing the case of Maddison Schmidt handed do... - Depakote Litigation Moving Forward
Jan-9-14 Springfield, IL A court order in December 2013, demanding that Abbott Laboratories produce “long overdue” documents in Depakote lawsuits claiming Depakote birth defects, may be good news to plaintiffs who had previously disputed the amount of documents that Abbott had submitted to the court. The court order (US District Court for the S... - Depakote Warning Too Late
Sep-16-13 Chicago, IL Monica found out - too late - that Depakote causes birth defects. Like many women, she took the drug for the first few months of her pregnancy, not knowing she was pregnant. “My psychiatrist prescribed Depakote for my mood swings; I didn’t even need to take this drug - it wasn’t a life or death situation,” says Mo... - Depakote Birth Defects That Linger Even After Repair
Feb-5-12 Washington, DC While Depakote is an important drug used to help control and treat seizures, concern remains with regard to its association with Depakote birth defects. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in fact, recently identified divalproex sodium (Depakote) as having a link to severe birth defects and Depakote side effects as evidenced by so... - Depakote: My Son Was Born with Club Feet
May-6-11 Wood Lake, MN Shirley's son, Christian, was born with club feet, a birth defect linked to Depakote . "My doctor took me off Depakote once I knew I was pregnant but I took it for a few months during my pregnancy," Shirley says, adding that she didn't take Depakote during the pregnancy of her other three children, "and they are all fine." Shirley also... - Depakote: The Kids Are Not All Right
Jul-29-10 Branson, MO "My mom suffered from epileptic seizures since she was a kid, and I know she took Depakote during her last two pregnancies," says Taylor. "My youngest brother and I are most affected by birth defects because my dad said that by the time we were born, she was on a higher dosage of Depakote and she was taking Dilantin. Growing up, I remember... - Mothers Live with Depakote Guilt
Feb-3-14 Greensburg, PA Lisa knows she is too late to file a Depakote lawsuit against Abbott Pharmaceuticals. She simply wants to warn other women not to take this drug, if there is even a remote possibility of pregnancy. Many women realize they are pregnant when they have been carrying for several weeks, sometimes well into their second trimester. This is v... - Omnicare Agrees $28.125M Settlement In Depakote Kickback Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $28.125 million settlement has been reached in a class action settlement pending against Omnicare Inc. The suit alleged the country’s largest nursing home promoted Abbott’s prescription anti-epileptic drug depakote to its patients, in exchange for kickbacks disguised as “grants” and “educational funding... - More Research Needed on Depakote
Mar-25-13 Chicago, IL With studies suggesting a risk of Depakote side effects when women who are pregnant take the medication, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its own warnings about the use of Depakote while pregnant. Because Depakote (known generically as valproic acid) is used as an anti-convulsant and a mood stabilizer, women of child-bea... - Risk of Birth Defects Reportedly Doubles With Depakote Use
Jun-24-12 Seattle, WA If you have never heard of fetal valproate syndrome, you are probably not alone. But for some women who took Depakote while pregnant, Depakote birth defects are a serious concern. Infants exposed to the medication are reportedly at an increased risk of suffering Depakote side effects, including serious health problems. Fetal valproate sy... - Despite Positive Study, Depakote Side Effects Still Exist
Sep-23-11 Zurich, Switzerland A recent study suggests that adding an older seizure drug to standard treatment can help extend the lives of people suffering from the brain cancer glioblastoma, but the fact remains that Depakote side effects still present a serious health issue. According to WebMD , the study, which was published in the journal Neurology , fo... - Is New Depakote Research a Disconnect from Previous Studies?
Dec-27-10 Atlanta, GA A recent study that suggests infants whose breast-feeding mothers are taking Depakote are not adversely affected by trace levels of valproate in breast milk is pale assurance when compared to the findings of a 2009 study on valproate and IQ loss. The resulting disconnect leaves some women scratching their heads. According to the November... - German Study Lauding Depakote Flawed, Says Editorial
Sep-28-10 BERLIN A German study on Depakote that was published in the summer may have been derailed by critics who feel the research raised more questions than it answered. Published in the 7/27/10 issue of Neurology , the study favored conventional antiepileptics such as Depakote over certain members of a newer crop of drugs. However, according to the 7/26/10... - Depakote Leaves Some Patients With Questions
Jan-19-13 Chicago, IL For some patients who took Depakote for migraines or seizures--specifically women who became pregnant while using the medication--their use of the drug has left them with many questions. Those questions include whether or not Depakote side effects affected their unborn babies, causing issues such as so-called Depakote birth defects. Other w... - Illinois Parents Claim Daughters Suffer from Depakote Birth Defects
Aug-22-11 Madison County, IL The parents of two young girls claim their children suffered Depakote birth defects after their mother reportedly took the anti-epileptic medication during her pregnancy, reports the Madison County Record . Roger and Mindy Pyszkowski filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories on July 28 in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming... - The Cost of Depakote Birth Defects
Jun-24-11 Salt Lake City, UT It is one thing to write about the various side effects related to use of Depakote , the anti-convulsant drug that is used to treat the symptoms of epileptic seizures. When a Depakote patient uses valproate (Depakote) during various stages of a pregnancy, the child may be born with cleft lip, cleft palate or a combination of both. ... - Dear Mom: Depakote Birth Defects Scare Me
Mar-17-11 Hoboken, NJ Dear Mom. You don't know me yet. I don't even know me yet. For I am a mere speck in your womb, during this first, all-important trimester in the pregnancy that will ultimately give me life. Indeed, I am alive now. But I have a lot of developing to do. And the chemicals that you ingest, such as Depakote , may cause a threat to me. I know y...