DRUG USED FOR EPILEPSY AND BIPOLAR LINKED TO CHILD DEFORMITIES

April 25, 2017 by  
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Up to 4,100 children in France suffered major malformations in the womb after their mothers took a treatment for epilepsy and bipolar disorders known as valproate between 1967 and 2016, France’s drug regulator said. Valproate, which has been manufactured in France by Sanofi under the brand Depakine for epilepsy and Depakote and Depamide for bipolar […]