Ligand signs deal with CURx to develop Captisol-enabled topiramate injection
Ligand Pharmaceuticals has signed a licensing deal with CURx Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialise its Captisol-enabled topiramate injection to treat partial onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in hospitalised epilepsy patients. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - August 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Topiramate: Effects on Cognition in Epilepsy and MigraineTopiramate: Effects on Cognition in Epilepsy and Migraine
Topiramate, while highly effective in the treatment of epilepsy, migraines, and obesity, may have serious negative effects on cognition. How prevalent are these effects, and can they be mitigated? Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Seizure Drug May Useful in Cocaine AddictionSeizure Drug May Useful in Cocaine Addiction
Patients with severe cocaine withdrawal symptoms may respond better to topiramate plus psychotherapy than to placebo, suggests a new randomized study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Topiramate helps curb cocaine addictions
The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of Psychiatry at Penn Medicine report in a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled trial adds to the growing body of evidence supporting topiramate as a promising medication to treat addiction... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Weight loss drug helps curb cocaine addictions, Penn study finds
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of psychiatry at Penn Medicine report in a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Brain Fog - A Letter to Joey
In 'Letter to Joey,' the author of the 'I'm Bipolar' series talks about the worries of living with her elderly mother and how months of struggling to complete routine tasks and projects that should have been enjoyable led her to realize she was suffering from bad side effects from Topamax. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - July 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
New Sleep Articles Available from June Focus on Sleep Eating
Explore some of the latest sleep articles from June, many of which focus on sleep-related eating. Learn about night eating syndrome and what distinguishes it from sleep eating disorder. Discover the causes of sleep eating, how it is diagnosed, and the treatment options that are available. Review information about the medication Topamax, one of the treatments available for sleep eating, including the possible side effects. Finally, learn how to get used to using CPAP and how to adjust to a new time zone to avoid jet lag.
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What Is Night Eating Syndrome?
What is the Difference Between Sleep Eating Disorder and ...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - June 30, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Topamax / Topiramate Side Effects
Catalogue of side effects for the anticonvulsant Topamax - generic name Topiramate - which may be prescribed as a mood stabilizer in the management of bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
FDA Issues Topamax Warning
Warning: Secondary angle closure glaucoma or myopia is a rare but serious side effect of the anticonvulsant / mood stabilizer Topamax (Topiramate). Vision can be permanently affected. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
About Topamax - Topiramate
Members of the About Bipolar Disorder Forum Community share their experiences with the medication Topamax - generic Topiramate - an anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of manic-depressive illness (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Diet Drug Trims Hypertension Too (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The weight loss achieved with extended-release phentermine/topiramate (Qsymia) comes with corresponding blood pressure reduction for hypertensive patients, a subanalysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Qsymia: Data Find No Long-Term Heart Risk (CME/CE)
PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- The more weight patients lost after 2 years on the diet drug Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate), the greater their improvements in cardiovascular risk markers, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Migraine Drug May Set Stage for Kidney Stones (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO - Patients who take topiramate (Topamax) therapy for treatment of migraine appear to deplete citrate in the urine, creating an environment for kidney stones, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - April 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
EU rejects obesity drug Qsiva for the second time
Despite an appeal by Vivus, the European Medicines Agency has rejected the obesity treatment phentermine/topiramate ER for the second time. Any benefit "does not outweigh the risks," says the EMA. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - February 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
EU Rejects Obesity Drug Qsiva for the Second TimeEU Rejects Obesity Drug Qsiva for the Second Time
Despite an appeal by Vivus, the European Medicines Agency has rejected the obesity treatment phentermine/topiramate extended release for the second time. Any benefit "does not outweigh the risks," says the EMA. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
