The Food and Drug Administration says a migraine drug from Johnson and Johnson increases the risk for birth defects. The FDA is warning new data shows taking the drug Topamax can cause deformities in newborns. J&J makes the drug but other companies make a generic version.
Epilepsy Drug, Topamax side effects raises Risk Of Cleft Palate In Babies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women of child-bearing age that the epilepsy drug Topamax can increase the risk of birth defects around the mouth. Regulators said Friday that data collected from a registry of pregnant women showed a higher rate Topamax birth defects of cleft lip and cleft palate in babies whose mothers were taking topiramate during the first trimester. Infants who were exposed to the drug had a 1.4 percent rate of mouth defects, which w...