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FDA Warns of Birth Defects with Use of Johnson & Johnson’s Topamax

March 7, 2011 | 
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(Reuters) - An epilepsy drug also used to help prevent migraines can increase the risk for oral birth defects in babies born to women taking the medication, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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