What is Topamax?
Topiramate (brand name Topamax) is an anticonvulsant (antiepilepsy) drug. It was originally produced by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics and Noramco, Inc., both divisions of the Johnson & Johnson Corporation. This medication was discovered in 1979 by Bruce E. Maryanoff and Joseph F. Gardocki. Topiramate is used to treat epilepsy in children and adults.
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Topamax (topiramate) is used to prevent seizures in adults and children and to prevent migraine headaches. ChaCha on!
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Topamax is an anti-epileptic drug that was approved by FDA in 1999. Sometimes it's used for weight loss because a side effect is appetite suppressant. ChaCha again soon!
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Topamax is used for patient with a history of epileptic seizures. ChaCha On!
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Topamax is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant. It affects chemicals in the brain that help to reduce seizure MORE
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Topamax is a migraine medication that is taken daily to reduce frequency of migraines instead of treating them as they occur.
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Topamax is a migraine prevention medication. Thanks!
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Its an anti- epileptic drug. ChaCha!
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Topamax (topiramate) is a migraine prevention medication that can help prevent future migraines. Keep on asking ChaCha!
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