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From: Jo on 22 Jul 2008 12:36 I know some people with TS take this drug.....just wanted to share this. I hope people are enjoying the Summer! Jo Epilepsy drug Topamax linked to birth defects A study of 203 pregnant women finds a connection, but experts caution that the group is too small to draw definitive results. Still, they say they aren't surprised. By Thomas H. Maugh II | Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 22, 2008 A widely used anti-epilepsy drug called topiramate raises the risk of birth defects as much as 14-fold when taken by pregnant women, especially in combination with another drug called valproate, British researchers reported today. Experts were quick to caution, however, that the study involved only 203 women, and thus significant statistical uncertainty remained about the research. "You can't make any definitive statements from the data," said Dr. Kimford J. Meador of the University of Florida in Gainesville, who was not involved in the study. But the results are not surprising, experts added, because topiramate -- sold by Johnson & Johnson under the brand name Topamax -- has been shown to cause similar defects in animals. |