Adverse Drug Reactions
New adverse drug reactions study findings have been reported by scientists at Food & Drug Administration
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 2nd, 2008
In this recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, scientists in the United States conducted a study "Topiramate was approved for the treatment of epilepsy in 1999 and has since been approved for the prevention of migraine headache. It is structurally different from the majority of antiepileptic medications and is pharmacodynamically unique in its ability to inhibit the enzyme carbonic anhydrase."
"Postmarketing reports of topiramate-associated hypothermia have occurred but this adverse event has not been well characterized. Data mining of an adverse event database was used to assist in the identification of hypothermia. We...
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