Topic
birth defects
149 published works
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2011 – Birth defect risk “significantly higher” with Depacon, Depakene, or Depakote exposure before birth
By Jared Fink
In July, 2011, Lancet Neurology published an article titled “Dose-dependent risk of malformations with antiepileptic drugs: an analysis of data from the EURAP epilepsy and pregnancy registry.” that was written…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2011 – Low gestational age linked to SSRI exposure, not maternal depression
By Jared Fink
Titled “Newborn neurobehavioral patterns are differentially related to prenatal maternal major depressive disorder and serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment.”, an article by A.L. Salisbury and a team from the Warren Alpert…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Huge birth defect increase with Depacon / Depakene / Depakote in pregnancy
By Jared Fink
Today, I came across an article from the February, 2012 edition of The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published by F.J. Vajda and a team of…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Birth defects at significantly higher rate with Depacon, Depakene
By Jared Fink
Titled “Malformation risks of antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy: a prospective study from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register.”, an article by J. Morrow and a team from Belfast (UK) published…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2014 – Increased risk for birth defects seen with Depakote exposure
By Jared Fink
In July, 2014, a team of Norwegian researchers led by K.O. Nakken published an article in Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen titled “Antiepileptic drugs and congenital malformations”, evaluating the consequences of prenatal…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Harvard: Depacon, Depakote, Depakene linked to poor birth outcomes
By Jared Fink
In recent years, a number of studies have shown that prenatal exposure to sodium valproate (the active ingredient in epilepsy drugs Depacon, Depakene, and Depakote) is linked to increased risk…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
1992 – Japan finds Depakote, Depakene, Depacon associated with higher birth defect rate
By Jared Fink
Titled “Malformation in infants of mothers with epilepsy receiving antiepileptic drugs.”, a piece of Japanese medical research by S. Kaneko et al. published in April, 1992 helps show just how…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Finnish Research Shows: Depakote Linked to Birth Defects
By Jared Fink
In May, 2013, a Finnish team of medical researchers led by M. Aratma published a study in Drug Safety titled “Effects of maternal epilepsy and antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2013 – Neurological and heart defects linked to Depakote
By Jared Fink
A piece by medical researchers led by F.J. Vajda published in Acta Neurol Scand. (October, 2013), titled “Associations between particular types of fetal malformation and antiepileptic drug exposure in utero.”…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2002 – Research shows AED exposure lifts rate of neonatal morbidity and birth defects
By Jared Fink
In April, 2002, a team of medical researchers from Aberdeen (UK) led by J.C. Dean published a study titled “Long term health and neurodevelopment in children exposed to antiepileptic drugs…