Drug Injury Lawyer
Drug Injury: Topamax® and Oral Clefts
Topamax® (topiramate) is a drug prescribed to treat epilepsy and to help prevent migraine headaches in some patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned that Topamax and its generic equivalent topiramate are linked to an increased risk of oral clefts (cleft lip and/or cleft palate) in infants who are exposed to the drug during the first trimester of pregnancy.
These birth defects consist of an opening in the lip and/or palate (roof of the mouth) that are caused by incomplete development during early fetal formation.
How many people have taken Topamax?
From January 2007 through December 2010, approximately 32.3 million Topamax® prescriptions were dispensed, and 4.3 million patients filled Topamax® or topiramate prescriptions from U.S. pharmacies.
Terry Bryant Can Help
If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of taking the drug Topamax®, the Houston drug injury lawyers from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law may be able to help. We’ve been practicing law for more than 25 years, and we have the experience it takes to win your case. Call us today at (800) 444-5000 or fill out a FREE initial consultation form.
Topamax® is a registered trademark of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and is used here only to identify the product in question.
This law firm is not associated with, sponsored by, or affiliated with the Food and Drug Administration or Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
