Topamax Birth Defect Lawsuits

Manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Topamax is anti-seizure medication.

Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Topamax can assist in controlling seizures as a result of epilepsy, a neurological disorder which can cause an excess in nerve brain signals, and the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

To prevent migraine headaches, the drug was approved over a decade ago. 
Over 4 million patients, within a three-year period, filled prescriptions for Topamax.

Taking the drug within the pregnancy stage increases the risk of cleft palate, cleft lip, and other oral cleft birth defects, according to a FDA issued warning. Topamax has also been associated with defects in the genitals.

Data in a new drug registry reveal that the risk of severe birth defects among women during pregnancy who was administered Topiramate is no more than 16 times higher.

In the first among Topamax birth defect lawsuits, a verdict of $4 million was awarded. It took less than hour for the jury to deliberate.

Topamax pregnancy warning category was increased from C to D by the FDA. This means the medication has the likelihood, to a human fetus, to result in critical harm.

The Topamax medication is prescribed as off-label. This means that the physician of the patient believes, to Topamax, there are additional benefits, which haven’t yet been FDA approved for that specific use.

The off-label use of Topamax has been used for eating disorders, sleep dilemmas, bipolar disorders, alcohol dependency or addiction, and post traumatic stress syndrome.

Topamax birth defect lawsuits can be filed with the assistance of birth injury medical malpractice on behalf of pregnant mothers who birthed babies with birth defects while medicated with Topamax.

In the United States, the best medical malpractice attorneys have years of experience, skills and expertise, several legal cases can result in state law to protect patients who sustained injuries.

Before a judge, many of these cases include key jury verdicts we are the result was millions of dollars in major punitive damages being awarded in legal cases for medical malpractice.

Birth injury medical malpractice attorneys have acquired necessary compensation to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars for clients, for individuals to be empowered by receiving better care afterwards.

Topamax birth defect lawsuits are handled by medical malpractice attorneys who work with nursing and medical research practitioners, who may even work as paralegals.

In fact, attorneys are eager in the pursuit of financial compensation for members of a family of victims, who sustained injuries by renowned healthcare professionals entrusted by many for medical treatment.

Thus, it is advisable to seek legal assistance from a lawyer to manage sophisticated cases which individuals merely cannot handle alone.

Regardless of the complexity of the legal case, birth injury attorneys with experience in medical malpractice are willing to represent you and your loved ones.

An attorney can assist you through an evaluation to determine if you should pursue a lawsuit. You may be entitled to compensatory awards to recover damages.

Contact us for a free consultation or call Anzalone Law Firm PLLC, at: 603.548.3797.