The Saint Louis Dispatch recently reported on a landmark verdict involving the anti-seizure drug Depakote and birth defects. The case, which was tried in a St. Louis Circuit Court before Judge Steven Ohmer, argued that the anti-epileptic medication caused the plaintiff’s now 12-year old daughter... Read More

As questions are raised over the connection, if any, between use of anti-nausea drug Zofran (ondansetron) by pregnant women and an increased risk of birth defects, new research indicates that the medication does in fact cross the placenta to reach the developing fetus and likely remains with... Read More