Authors

  1. Aschenbrenner, Diane S. MS, RN

Abstract

* The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiepileptic drug topiramate (Topamax) for a new indication, the prevention of migraines in adolescents ages 12 to 17.

 

* The FDA has added a new warning to the labeling of the antibiotic doripenem (Doribax), which now warns that the drug increases the risk of death if used to treat ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia, an off-label use.