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Our Topamax® birth defect lawyers may be able to help you seek compensation if your baby was born with a birth defect after taking Topamax® during pregnancy. Topamax® has been linked to cleft lip/palate in babies that are exposed to the medication in the early stages of development. For more information, contact a Topamax® birth defect lawyer today.

Who Should Speak with a Topamax® Birth Defect Lawyer?

If you or a loved one took the anti-seizure medication Topamax® during a pregnancy and then had a baby with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate, you should speak with a Topamax® attorney. The drug was recently found to cause these birth defects when a mother takes the medication early in the first trimester of pregnancy.

FDA Warns of Topamax® Birth Defects

You should have legitimate legal grounds to sue the drug manufacturer for causing these birth defects in your baby. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning March 4, 2011, to doctors and patients about the birth defect risks of Topamax®.

The FDA is changing the label on the medication to include a warning on this risk of birth defects for babies of mothers who took Topamax® during their pregnancies. The federal agency is also changing the category of the drug from a Pregnancy Category C to a Pregnancy Category D. The change indicates that the drug is now known to cause birth defects in humans.

About Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate, often referred to together as clefts, occur when the growing fetus is in its sixth to 11th week of development. This is the period when the lips and palates, which in the early weeks of fetal life are separated at the midline of the face, join together.

Topamax® is one of the factors that interfere with fetal development at this stage of life, preventing the previously cleft lips and palates from joining. Other drugs and environmental factors can also interfere with this development.

Cleft lip and cleft palate can have serious effects on a baby. The only way to correct the problem is through surgery. Cleft lip and or cleft palate also affect a child’s physical and psychological development. Without proper corrective surgery, the defect leaves a disfiguring scar on the child’s face, possibly leading to teasing and problems with peers.

The birth defects can interfere with breathing, eating, and speaking. Specialized dental care may be necessary. The child will need the help of surgeons and often need to be seen by specialists in:

• Speech pathology
• Hearing
• Growth
• Dentistry and orthodontists
• Psychology
• Educators

The physical and psychological trauma for a child and his or her family is extensive, painful, and costly. If your child was born with these birth defects, you deserve to be compensated for the pain and suffering you are undergoing. You should be reimbursed for the expensive treatments your child requires.

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Don’t hesitate to contact a birth defect lawyer who is a specialist in pursuing Topamax® lawsuits against its manufacturer. Please contact a Topamax® attorney today for a free and confidential consultation.

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