Topiramate Warning Update – A Medical Ethics Dilemma?

March 11, 2011

The drug targets the specific types of seizures that people with epilepsy suffer. Recent data has placed a new burden on these patients already suffering with a significant problem (seizures or migraine headaches). Now, any one of these patients who is or may become pregnant needs to be made aware of the risks to the unborn infant. It is creates a very difficult situation, choosing between their own health and the health of the unborn. This dilemma raises not only medical health issues but also medical ethics issues. (InjuryBoard Central Pennsylvania)