|Articles|November 17, 2001

Epilepsy drug linked to severe myopia, glaucoma

Washington, DC-Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals is warning healthcareprofessionals that the epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) has been linkedto cases of severe myopia and secondary angle-closure glaucoma.

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