Topic
birth defects
149 published works
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Prenatal exposure to Depacon, Depakene, Depakote linked to lower intelligence in children
By Jared Fink
Over the past ten years or so, dozens of studies have been published linking prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic drugs Depacon, Depakene, and Depakote (Abbott Laboratories, Inc.) with birth defects.…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Birth defects risk 2-3 times higher with Depacon exposure
By Jared Fink
From a team of Swedish researchers, an article appearing in the November, 2009 edition of Neurologic Clinics titled “Teratogenic effects of antiepileptic medications.” provides important insight into the connection between…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2011 – Depakote only drug to lift birth defect risk in polytherapy
By Jared Fink
A study titled “Fetal effects of anticonvulsant polytherapies: different risks from different drug combinations.” by L.B. Holmes and a team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (Boston, MA) published in the…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Depacon, Depakote, and Depakene carry risk for birth defects at 6.7%
By Jared Fink
In February of this year, E. Campbell and a team from Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast, UK) published a piece in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry titled “Malformation risks of…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
SSRIs in pregnancy linked to increased weight later in child’s life
By Jared Fink
A 2012 in Reproductive Toxicology by L.E. Grzeskowiak at a team from University of South Australia (Adelaide) titled “Long term impact of prenatal exposure to SSRIs on growth and body…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Research highlights heart defects coupled with prenatal SSRI exposure
By Jared Fink
Published in an August 2012 edition of Early Human Development, an article by K. Lim et al. titled “Third trimester fetal pulmonary artery Doppler blood flow velocity characteristics following prenatal…
Drug & Device Law
Hoisted By Her Own Petard: A Qualified Epidemiologist’s Causation Opinions Get Tossed Across An MDL
Birth defects are scary. We suspect most parents among our readers can remember their relief upon hearing the pronouncement “normal” during a sonogram and when the post-birth count of fingers and toes came up…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2006 – Huge study shows problems from antidepressants in pregnancy
By Jared Fink
In August 2006, a team of Canadian researchers led by TF Oberlander published a study in Archives of General Psychiatry titled “Neonatal outcomes after prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2000 – SSRI exposure linked to craniofacial birth defects
By Jared Fink
I recently came across a 2000 article from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill by J.R. Moiseiwitsch et al., titled “The role of serotonin and neurotransmitters during craniofacial development.”. This…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
American Journal of Psychiatry (2002) – SSRIs in pregnancy linked to deadly birth defects
By Jared Fink
Over the past two decades, a number of medical research teams have linked SSRI use during pregnancy and birth defects, developmental disorders like autism, and adverse birth outcomes such as…