Posts tagged birth defects

• Topamax Suspected to Cause an Increase in Human Fetal Malformations

  John M. Restaino | April 24, 2012 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Federal drug regulators approved Topamax (and its generic equivalent, Topiramate) as an anti-epileptic drug and for prevention of migraines. On March 4, 2011, The FDA announced that Topamax would...

• FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Human Diet Pill Study

  Jessica Hoerman | February 24, 2012 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On Wednesday, an FDA Advisory Committee overwhelmingly voted in favor of recommending the approval of a diet pill, Qnexa. This recommendation reverses years of caution with regards to diet pill...