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Sort by date 373 pages found matching paxil- Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - More Studies Examine SSRI and Birth Defects
May-20-07 Seattle, WA: More studies are now underway to determine the link between certain types of antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and birth defects . Currently, The Yale Pink and Blue Study is being conducted to determine the association between depression, anti-depressant use during pregnancy, and the risk of del... - An interview with Paxil Lawyer Karen Barth Menzies
Apr-15-07 Los Angeles, CA: Karen Barth Menzies is a partner of the Los Angeles based law firm of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Goldman & Menzies and heads the firm's Pharmaceutical Antidepressant Litigation Department. An activist and consumer advocate, she has been involved with SSRI-induced suicide/violence litigation involving Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft for 15 years and... - Doctors Ignore Black Box Warnings On SSRIs
Apr-2-07 Washington, DC: The FDA has issued numerous public health advisories and black box warnings over the past several years about the increased risk of suicidality associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, but many doctors ignore them. In October 2004, the FDA added a black box warning about an increased risk of suicidality i... - SSRIs - Wonder Drugs From Hell
Feb-7-06 The Glenn McIntosh family has to introduce 12-year-old Caitlin, with a photograph because that is all they has left. Caitlin committed suicide 8 weeks after being prescribed the SSRIs, Paxil and Zoloft. "We were told that antidepressants like Paxil and Zoloft were wonder drugs, that they were safe and effective for children. We were lied to," Caitlin's f... - GlaxoSmithKline Fined Again—The Cost of Doing Business?
Jun-26-14 It is seen as the cost of doing business. It may be illegal, but is also highly profitable, so why stop? That seems to be the attitude of many pharmaceutical companies - and the latest proof of this comes in the form of a $105 million fine leveled against GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK). The California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the fine saying h... - Zoloft and Other SSRIs Linked to Brain Bleeds
Oct-19-12 New York, NY In addition to the risk of Zoloft birth defects , Zoloft side effects may include an increased risk of brain bleeds, according to a recent study. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, a class of antidepressant that includes Zoloft) have already been linked to an increased risk of birth defects. Infants exposed to Zoloft prior to b... - Study Suggests Link between Prozac and Birth Defects
Jul-5-11 Santa Fe, NM A new study suggests a link between the use of Prozac and birth defects . The study, conducted in Finland, found a small risk of Prozac side effects in infants exposed to the medication prior to birth. Those Prozac side effects reportedly include heart defects, which can be serious for newborns. According to Reuters (06/24/11), the stu... - Natural Depression Treatment Could Help Avoid Paxil Birth Defects
Mar-22-11 Chicago, IL A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that natural treatments of depression could work as well as antidepressants, possibly helping patients to avoid Paxil birth defects , Fox News reports. According to the news provider, a number of Americans have begun taking such antidepressant medica... - With Paxil Birth Defects Trials on the Horizon, Drugmaker Cuts Jobs
Feb-22-11 Charlotte, NC Ahead of Paxil birth defects trials that are set to take place in May, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has decided to eliminate a number of positions at its neurosciences division in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, the Charlotte Observer reports. Kathy Pitman, a spokeswoman for the company, said that the exact number of positions... - Qui Tam Whistleblower—$750 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Oct-28-10 Boston, PA Judging from the increasing number of Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuits—and huge settlements—Medicaid fraud is rampant in the US. The latest settlement has cost GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) $750 million in civil and criminal charges for manufacturing and selling adulterated drug products to Medicaid and other government health plans. Th... - Doctor: Paxil "Especially Notorious" for Causing Withdrawal
Oct-9-10 Atlanta, GA There are a number of Paxil side effects associated with the antidepressant, and some patients continue to experience these effects even after discontinuing use of the drug. Dr. Charles Raison, an associate professor at Emory University, wrote in response to a reader's question on CNN that about 20 percent of patients experience withdr... - Concerns over Drug Given to Vets for PTSD
Sep-8-10 Washington, DC Concerns are being raised over an antipsychotic drug given to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Currently the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared only two drugs for treatment of the condition, Zoloft and Paxil, which may put patients at risk of Paxil side effects . The anti-psychotic in question is... - Miscarriage Now Listed Among Paxil Side Effects
Jun-6-10 Montreal, Quebec While the risks involved in the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants among pregnant women have been well documented, a new study is adding miscarriage to the list of potential Paxil side effects . The study, performed by researchers at the Universite de Montreal, followed a number of expectant mothers who had... - Paxil Birth Defects vs. Mother's Health
May-22-10 Atlanta, GA Birth defects that allegedly result from the use of Paxil and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy continue to be the subject of hot debate, given the potential risk to the expectant mother who is denied medication essential to her emotional health and wellbeing. The European Medicines Age... - New Magnetic Therapy for Depression Could Help Reduce Paxil Birth Defects
May-7-10 Washington, DC A new breakthrough in the treatment of depression could help reduce the occurrence of Paxil birth defects by providing an alternative route to mental stability. Dubbed "transcranial magnetic stimulation" (TMS), the new procedure introduces magnetic currents into the brain in an attempt to activate pleasure centers and ease distress. R... - UK Agency Links SSRI to Birth Defects
Apr-28-10 London, England The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the government agency in the UK responsible for medicines and medical devices, has issued a warning about potential SSRI birth defects related to the use of fluoxetine (Prozac). The MHRA issued the warning in its monthly drug safety update. The agency warns that there is... - SSRI Birth Defects Claims from Users of Paxil on the Rise
Mar-19-10 Philadelphia, PA GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the pharmaceutical giant responsible for medications like Advair, Geritol and Zantac, has seen an increased number of lawsuits related to SSRI birth defects stemming from its popular antidepressant, Paxil. Paxil, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), has resulted in three separate kinds of lawsuits... - Paxil Suicide Lawsuit Can Go Ahead
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Seventh Circuit Court ruled this week that a lawsuit brought against GlaxoSmthKline (GSK), the makers of the antidepressant Paxil, can go ahead. The lawsuit alleges that Paxil may have induced Tricia Mason to commit suicide. The 23-year-old killed herself just two days after taking the antidepressant. According to the National Law... - Popular Antidepressant Interferes With Cancer Drug, Study Says
Feb-12-10 Toronto, ON A study that appeared this week in the British Medical Journal finds that Paxil interferes with the popular cancer drug Nolvadex when the medications are taken simultaneously. The study concluded that women run the risk of minimizing and even mitigating the medical effectiveness of breast cancer treatment when they take the two drugs togeth...