Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam Top AEDs in Pregnancy
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - December 9, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Massive lamotrigine poisoning. A case report - Grosso S, Ferranti S, Gaggiano C, Grande E, Loi B, Di Bartolo R.
We describe a child who was admitted to the emergency room because of generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus followed by a complex neurologi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
One Lot of Anticonvulsant Drug Recalled Due to Label Error (FREE)
By Kristin J. Kelley
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
One lot of the anticonvulsant drug lamotrigine has … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 30, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Impax Laboratories, Inc. Issues Voluntary, Nationwide Recall for One Lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet 200 mg Due to the Potential for 100 mg Blister Cards being Packaged in 200 mg Containers
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) announced today that the Company had issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - August 29, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Christopher Wooll, 'burned alive' after suffering allergic reaction to lamotrigine
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Christopher Wooll, of Warwickshire, developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome - a rare skin condition was triggered by the mood-stabilising drug lamotrigine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Links between antipsychotics in pregnancy and harmful outcomes for baby may be influenced by mother's lifestyle
This NIHR funded study found that antipsychotic use during pregnancy was not associated with worse child outcomes after poorer health and riskier lifestyles were taken into account. For pregnant women these were things like other medications, obesity, smoking, alcohol and taking illicit drugs.
The study also provides further evidence against the use of valproate during pregnancy for epilepsy, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia because of the increased risk of poor outcomes for the child. The risk was double that of taking the alternatives, lamotrigine or carbamazapine during pregnancy.
Mental health problems can become wo...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Links between antipsychotics in pregnancy and harmful outcomes for baby may be influenced by mother's lifestyle
This NIHR funded study found that antipsychotic use during pregnancy was not associated with worse child outcomes after poorer health and riskier lifestyles were taken into account. For pregnant women these were things like other medications, obesity, smoking, alcohol and taking illicit drugs.
The study also provides further evidence against the use of valproate during pregnancy for epilepsy, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia because of the increased risk of poor outcomes for the child. The risk was double that of taking the alternatives, lamotrigine or carbamazapine during pregnancy.
Mental health problems can become wors...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Excess Risk for Orofacial Cleft in Lamotrigine-Exposed BabiesNo Excess Risk for Orofacial Cleft in Lamotrigine-Exposed Babies
A new analysis shows no strong evidence for orofacial cleft risk among babies exposed in utero to lamotrigine, and if there is a risk, it is low, researchers conclude. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Lamotrigine May Not Cause Orofacial Birth Defects (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But large European registry case-control study suggests link to clubfoot (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Epilepsy drug exposure does not increase newborn orofacial cleft risk
Pregnant women with epilepsy should not rule out continuing lamotrigine therapy due to concerns that exposure could increase the risk of orofacial clefts in their babies, say investigators. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news
Epilepsy Drug & Certain Birth Defects Not Linked?
Large review found no greater risk of clubfoot, cleft palate, in babies of moms-to-be who used lamotrigine (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: No link between common epilepsy drug, certain birth defects
HealthDay News Despite concern from early studies, taking the epilepsy drug Lamictal during pregnancy may not raise risk for certain birth defects, a large new study finds. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking epilepsy drugs when pregnant may NOT raise risk of birth defectsÂ
It was previously feared anti-seizure drug lamotrigine could raise the risk of having a baby with a cleft lip, a cleft palate or a club foot, Ulster University researchers said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fetal malformation risk not increased after exposure to lamotrigine
A new analysis of registry data from European countries does not support a risk of orofacial cleft and clubfoot with exposure to lamotrigine monotherapy, in contrast to signals from previous studies... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Study Sees No Link Between Common Epilepsy Drug, Certain Birth Defects
Large review found no greater risk of clubfoot, cleft palate, in babies of moms-to-be who used lamotrigine (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
