News tagged with 'Abbott Laboratories'

Children of mothers who took the anti-seizure medication valproate, had lower IQ scores as three-year-olds, researchers find. Valproate should not be the first line of epilepsy defense for any women of childbearing age they conclude. 

Researchers suggest that pregnant women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy increase their child’s risk of developing autism. However, experts say the benefits of the drug and the high risk of seizures during pregnancy may outweigh the risk of autism.

The manufacturers of arthritis drugs have been ordered to strengthen existing warnings on the drugs’ prescribing information and Medication Guides, on the risk of developing a possibly fatal fungal infection.