Topic
birth defects
149 published works
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Depakote, other AEDs again linked to birth defects
By Jared Fink
An article appearing in the May, 2010 edition of Epilepsia titled “The teratogenic risk of antiepileptic drug polytherapy.” by F.J. Vajda and a team from Royal Melbourne Hospital and University…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
1992 – Study links Depakote and birth defects
By Jared Fink
Back in 1992, a French research team led by C. Dravet published a piece in Neurology titled “Epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs, and malformations in children of women with epilepsy: a French…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Autism, developmental delay risk raised 300% with SSRI exposure before birth
By Jared Fink
This past April, a piece by R.A. Harrington and a team from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published in Pediatrics titled “Prenatal SSRI Use and Offspring With Autism…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2005 – Higher rate of birth defects with Depacon in pregnancy
By Jared Fink
A 2005 article in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica by F.J. Vajda and a team from University of Melbourne (Australia) titled “Maternal valproate dosage and foetal malformations.” further elucidates the connection between…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Depacon Doubles Risk for Birth Defects (At Least)
By Jared Fink
Another article demonstrating that prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs containing valproate like Depacon is associated with birth defects, “Valproate and the risk for congenital malformations: Is formulation and dosage regime…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2- to 3-fold increase in birth defects linked to Depacon / Depakote / Depakene
By Jared Fink
In 2005, a team of researchers from The University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy) published a study in Lancet Neurology titled “Birth defects after prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs.”, yet again…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2012 – Babies with Depakote exposure more likely to have malformations
By Jared Fink
Published in the January, 2012 edition of Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, an article by F.J. Vajda titled “Teratogenicity of the newer antiepileptic drugs--the Australian experience.” provides important insight into the…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Huge increase in birth defect risk with prenatal Depacon, AED exposure
By Jared Fink
Titled “Major malformations in infants exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero, with emphasis on carbamazepine and valproic acid: a nation-wide, population-based register study.”, a study by K. Wide et al.…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Offspring maladaptive with in utero SSRI epxosure
By Jared Fink
Today, looking through PubMed Health, a medical literature database curated by the United States National Library of Medicine and The National Institutes of Health, I found another article linking poor…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
1999 – Researchers find Depacon, Depakene, and Depakote linked to major congenital abnormalities
By Jared Fink
Published in a 1999 edition of Annals of Neurology, an article by E.B. Samrén et al. titled “Antiepileptic drug regimens and major congenital abnormalities in the offspring.” provides important insight…