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Jul-13-10 Seattle, WA When Cindy was a teenager, she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Her neurologist prescribed Depakote . "I became pregnant and wasn't told to stop taking the medication," she says. "My first child was born with a heart malformation and my second child was recently diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, but I didn't drink when I was pregnant." C... - New Study Warns of Depakote Birth Defects from Valproic Acid
Jul-5-10 Atlanta, GA A recent study on the effects of valproic acid ( Depakote ) found a slightly increased risk of birth defects when used by pregnant women in the first trimester. Researchers are urging women to use alternative drugs to control epileptic seizures while pregnant, according to the 6/9/10 issue of Consumer Health News. "These findings provide f... - Teen Mother on Depakote Concerned about her Newborn
Jul-1-10 Gayville, SD "Justice, my 15-year-old daughter, was on Depakote for three years, including the first 28 weeks of her pregnancy," says Angela Lee, Justine's mother and a new grandmother. "I feel so guilty because I gave this medication to my daughter; I wish I knew more about Depakote beforehand." Justice has bipolar disorder and ADHD and was prescribed... - European Study Links Depakote to Birth Defects
Jun-22-10 Groningen, Netherlands A recent European study revealed that pregnant women who use the antiseizure drug Depakote during their first trimester put their babies at risk of six types of birth defects. ABC News reports that the study, led by Lolkje T.W. de Jong-van den Berg of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, analyzed more than 98,000 preg... - "Both My Boys have Spinal Problems and Autism Caused by Depakote"
Jun-13-10 Lexington, SC "I can't believe this drug is still prescribed to women of child-bearing age," says Sonja, who started taking Depakote in 1986 for epilepsy. "I was first on Dilantin, then my doctor switched me to Depakote and said it was ok to get pregnant. How wrong he was." Sonja's first son, Casey, was diagnosed with Chiari 1 Malformation, a condit... - Valproate (Depakote) Birth Defect Risk 30 to 80 Times Higher
Jun-8-10 Washington, DC It has long been known that Depakote , which is used to treat and manage epilepsy, carries a high risk for birth defects when prescribed to pregnant women. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly issue a "reminder" to women and their doctors in December of last year with regard to the risks associated with valproate sodium and r... - Hypospadias Listed as One of Many Dangerous Depakote Birth Defects
May-30-10 New York, NY Users of the bipolar medication Depakote may already know that the medication poses a slew of different health risks, especially to expectant mothers and their unborn children. One of the most significant birth defects that can develop from the usage of the drug is hypospadias. Hypospadias is a unique birth defect typically occurring in... - Judge Orders Drug Manufacturer to Turn over Emails in Depakote Investigation
Apr-16-10 Abingdon, VA The Chicago-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories was ordered to hand over some of its chief executive's emails to federal investigators after it was alleged that the company improperly marketed the antiseizure drug Depakote . The US Attorney's Office for the Western district of Virginia accused Abbott of prescribing Depa... - New Study Highlights Suicide Risk of Anticonvulsant Drugs
Apr-14-10 Boston, MA A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirmed that taking anticonvulsants doubles the risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. The findings echo those emerging from a review two years ago by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It should be noted that the risk is small, at less t... - Did Depakote Play a Role in Child's Death?
Feb-15-10 Quincy, MA The state medical examiner in Massachusetts has ruled that a four-year-old girl's death at her family home was the result of a drug overdose. Rebecca Riley, who died on December 13, 2006, was prescribed clonidine—a high blood pressure medication that can be used as a sedative in children—for ADHD, and Depakote for bipolar disorde... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable-Betrayal of Innocence
Mar-8-09 Washington, DC The following is the third and final article in the series Psychiatric Drugging of Children . Part 2 explains how a -year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an overdose after being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder by Dr Kayoko Kifuji, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, and placed on a three-drug cocktail.... Reb... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 2
Mar-2-09 Washington, DC December 13, 2006 was a major turning point in the Psychiatric Drugging of Children ; it will probably go down in history as the day the nation awoke to the unthinkable truth that children as young as toddlers were being labeled mentally ill and drugged for profit. On that day, a little 4-year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an ov... - FDA Tags Entire Class of Drugs for Risk of Suicide
Dec-17-08 Washington, DC As if the current economic morass America finds itself in isn't enough to drive people to despair, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that patients prescribed antiepileptic drugs could face the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The agency has mandated that a veritable basket of drugs, used to treat everything from... - Antiepileptic Drugs Nearly Doubles Risk for Suicidal Behavior
FDA Mandates Labeling that Warns of Risk of Suicidal Behavior The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it will require the manufacturers of antiepileptic drugs to add to these products' prescribing information, or labeling, a warning that their use increases risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality). The action includes all ant... - FDA Imposes Warnings of Suicidality on Anti-Epileptic Medications
Jun-7-08 Washington, DC Warnings of suicidal thoughts and behavior are being finalized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for labeling of all anti-seizure medications. The announcement came earlier this week, from the FDA, who is working with the pharmaceutical companies on this matter. It is worth noting, however that anti-epileptic drugs are not just... - Attorney Subpoenas J&J, AstraZeneca and Lilly for Hidden Antipsychotic Data Part I
Sep-10-07 Washington, DC Alaska attorney Jim Gottstein has issued subpoenas for the discovery of any suppressed data on the atypical antipsychotic drugs Zyprexa , Risperdal, and Seroquel which he says is necessary before a Forced Drugging Petition can possibly be considered for approval for a client he is representing. Mr Gottstein contends that the informatio... - It's Time To Sue Doctors Who Prescribe Drugs Off-Label Part II
Aug-17-07 Washington, DC: Experts say the serious side effects associated with the use of the 3-drug cocktail of Seroquel, Depakote and Clonidine prescribed to Rebecca Riley when she was 2 and a half-years-old that resulted in her slow and torturous death two and a-half-years later should be known to all prescribing doctors by now. According to police reports, Re... - It's Time To Sue Doctors Who Prescribe Drugs Off-Label Part I
Aug-15-07 Washington, DC: Critics say the tens of thousands of lawsuits filed against the drug giants have had little impact when it comes to dismantling the off-label drug marketing schemes and therefore, there needs to be an all out campaign of highly publicized lawsuits filed against the doctors serving as middle man pushers, one by one by one. It is illegal... - April 2007 Big Pharma Litigation Update - Drugs (Part II)
Apr-12-07 Washington, DC: The anti-epileptic drug, Depakote (valproate), marketed by Abbott Laboratories, is one of the most heavily prescribed medications for off-label use. Experts say the evidence of harm caused by Depakote is just beginning to emerge. According to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania psychiatrist, Dr Stefan Kruszewski, a recognized expert on psychotropic... - Depakote linked to Serious Birth Defects and Death
Mar-8-07 Abbot Park, IL: A study released last year has shown that the effects of Depakote can be devastating for newborns exposed to the drug before birth. The study, released in the August 8, 2006 issue of Neurology, found that major congenital malformations and fetal death were more common for women who took Depakote while pregnant compared with women who took...