How do you trust

How do you trust your doctors when they want to prescribe drugs for you. We are always hearing about the next drug that has been found to have terrible side effects that no one could for see. It makes you wonder what the process really is to make sure that new drugs on the market are really safe for human consumption. The latest case I have heard about is the Topamax lawsuit which is been filed based on birth defects in babies whose parents took the Topamax Drug for Epileptic Seizures and Migraines. The birth defects include cleft lips and palets causing terrible phycological effects on the parents and children that are effected by this drug.