Women Who Took Depakote While Pregnant File Class Action Lawsuits Against Abbott Laboratories Over Possibility Of Alleged Depakote Birth Defect Side Effects.
Several class action lawsuit have been filed against Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott Laboratories” or “Abbott Labs” or “Defendant”), the manufacturer of Depakote (generically known as divalproex sodium), an anticonvulsant drug often prescribed for the treatment of seizure disorders like epilepsy, migraine headaches, and manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, in St. Clair County Circuit Court in Illinois (Class Action Case Nos. 10-L-651, 11-L-27 & 11-L-143) alleging, among other things, that using Depakote while pregnant may lead to the possibility of children of mothers who used Depakote while pregnant being born with birth defects, such as spina bifida, neural tube malformations, heart defects and brain defects, according to an Abbott Laboratories Depakote birth defect class action lawsuit news report.
The Depakote birth defect class action lawsuits filed against Abbott Laboratories reportedly seek medical expenses and future costs of care for those allegedly harmed as a result of using Depakote.
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i have learned that divalproex causes weight gain are there any plans to sue the makers of divalproex because it causes weight gain i thank you