Topiramate Pregnancy Prevention Programme

Topiramate is one of a range of effective medicines for the prevention of migraine. As with all medicines it has risks as well as benefits.

If you take topiramate when pregnant it can seriously harm the baby.

Children whose mothers take topiramate during pregnancy have a higher risk of:

• Being born with birth defects
• Mental development and learning problems, such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Being smaller and weighing less than expected at birth (small for gestational age)

Due to these risks, patients who can get pregnant must use effective birth control (contraception) at all times while taking topiramate. They must also follow the requirements of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme.

The Annual Risk Awareness Form below is to make sure you know about the risks of taking topiramate during pregnancy. Your healthcare professional will go through this form with you. You will receive a copy of the completed form – please keep the copy safe.

PC/laptop users: You can access the link below to access and complete the form. You can then email this to us via lscicb-gp.psmprescriptions@nhs.net

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Smartphone users: After you have read and understood the form above, you can complete our online declaration form