Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Topiramate Birth Defects

Topiramate (aka Topamax), manufactured by Mylan, is an anticonvulsive drug for the treatment of epileptic seizures. Topiramate/Topamax has a history of unfortunate actions against it, both medical and legal, some of which included charges of fraud (since Mylan did not acquaint consumers with Topiramate side effects). In addition, it was discovered that Ortho-McNeil, the parent manufacturer of the drug, ran few if any safety tests before sending it out to the public for consumption, which resulted in a six million dollar settlement against the pharmaceutical company. To return to the

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