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Sort by date 373 pages found matching paxil- Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable-Betrayal of Innocence
Mar-8-09 Washington, DC The following is the third and final article in the series Psychiatric Drugging of Children . Part 2 explains how a -year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an overdose after being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder by Dr Kayoko Kifuji, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, and placed on a three-drug cocktail.... Reb... - Pharmaceutical Industry Hustlers - Part II
Nov-23-08 Pushers of SSRI Antidepressants To gain approval for treating children, all a drug company has to do is submit two positive studies to the FDA to prove a medication is safe and effective for kids. However, after 20 years of feeding the new generation of antidepressants to tens of thousands of kids in clinical trials, the only one ever approved is Proza... - Preemption - True Motives
Oct-21-08 In the original petition for writ of certiorari filed in the US Supreme Court in March 2007, under reasons for granting the petition, Wyeth reveals the true motives behind the pharmaceutical industry's all-out push for a preemption win against a lone citizen from Vermont, Diane Levine, when stating: "There are tens of thousands of individual claims, and p... - Paxil and Zoloft "Hurting Babies"
Oct-18-08 Chicago, IL Women who take SSRIs such as Paxil or Zoloft when pregnant try to deal with the devastating aftermath, but they often find their lives are forever changed. They have children born with birth defects or other serious health problems. Some have children who do not survive past a few weeks. Many say they believe if they had not taken Paxil, Zolo... - SSRI May Have Caused Reflux Disease
Jan-4-08 Elkin, NC: SSRIs can cause many serious problems for infants and children. Many people associate the use of SSRIs while pregnant with birth defects such as primary pulmonary hypertension and other lung and heart problems. However, Theresa H. (not her real name) says that she thinks taking Paxil and Zoloft may have caused her child to develop gastro-esoph... - Nurse's Family Files Avandia Wrongful Death Lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline
Dec-18-07 San Diego, CA Rogelio Larosa and his adult son, Eric, of National City, San Diego County, California, filed a lawsuit on Monday, December 17, 2007, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), in U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego) accusing GSK of causing the wrongful death o... - SSRI-Induced Akathisia's Link To Suicide and Violence
Aug-18-07 Washington, DC: Medical experts have long known that the side effect associated with the class of antidepressants known as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors most likely to drive people to suicide or violence against others is "akathisia". Akathisia is but one in a long list of side effects that SSRI makers were able to keep hidden, as they set... - Paxil's Deadly Side Effect
Mar-1-07 Austin, TX Susie Collins and her husband were thrilled when they found out she was pregnant. But their happiness was shortlived: after an ultrasound, Susie regretted having taken Paxil during her pregnancy. "We had tried for over two years to have a baby and every time I got my period I would cry," says Collins (not her real name pending a lawsuit). "... - Big Pharma Braces for Democrat Hurricane
Dec-17-06 Washington, DC The morning after the mid-term elections, shares of drug company stock fell as Americans handed control of Congress back to the Democrats. Shares of Eli Lilly were down 1% in early trading, shares of Pfizer as much as 3%, and Schering-Plough dropped 3.7%. Over all, since the election, major drug stocks have dropped more than 5%, according... - Biggest Off-Label Drug Marketing Scheme in History - Part II
Dec-1-06 [ Read Part I ] Washington DC: In fairness to off-label prescribing doctors, until recently, studies that showed SSRIs were ineffective and dangerous when used by children were kept hidden and thus, the data made available to physicians painted a rosy, but false, picture of success with SSRIs. And up until recently, many doctors were not even awar... - Ending FDA's Love Affair With Big Pharma
Nov-22-06 Washington, DC: With the Democrats back in power, critics say officials at the FDA and representatives of Big Pharma had better plan on spending much of their time testifying on Capital Hill in Congressional hearings in 2007. Democrats have spelled out their plans to change how the administration chooses experts to sit on FDA advisory panels and put a... - Drug Marketing Scheme Hits Nation's School System
Jan-26-06 TeenScreen, the elaborate drug marketing scheme concocted by the pharmaceutical industry and a front group operating out of Columbia University, is being promoted by the Bush administration's recommendation to screen the nation's school population for mental illness. The Bush appointed New Freedoms Commission on Mental Health issued a report in July 2003... - SSRI Birth Defects Lawsuit - SSRI Side Effects, PPHN
Recent studies suggest SSRI side effects may include serious SSRI birth defects , causing health problems for infants and young children. Some studies have linked the use of SSRIs, also called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , while pregnant with birth defects. SSRI birth defects may include persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn ( PPH... - SSRI Birth Defects FAQ
What is an SSRI? An SSRI is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. SSRIs are antidepressants but, depending on the medication, may also be prescribed to treat panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. SSRIs work by increasing the amount of serotonin in the patient's brain. Wh... - Defectos cardíacos en recién nacidos vinculados con Effexor
Los bebés que fueron expuestos a Effexor antes del nacimiento puede tener un riesgo mayor de desarrollar efectos secundarios de Effexor . Estos efectos secundarios pueden incluir defectos cardíacos, pulmonares y retrasos en el desarrollo. Aunque la investigación se ha hecho poco sobre el riesgo de defectos de nacimiento Effexor , los medicamentos que... - Wellbutrin Side Effects - Wellbutrin Birth Defects, Zyban Side Effects, Wellbutrin Lawsuit
Wellbutrin (known generically as bupropion hydrochloride) is approved to treat patients with major depressive disorder. Wellbutrin side effects may include serious health events, such as Wellbutrin birth defects in infants when taking Wellbutrin while pregnant . Those birth defects include potentially serious congenital heart defects. ... - Effexor - Effexor Heart Birth Defects, Effexor Birth Defects, Effexor Lawsuit
Babies who were exposed to Effexor prior to birth may be at an increased risk of developing Effexor side effects . These side effects may include heart and lung defects and developmental delays. Although little research has been done on the risk of Effexor birth defects , medications that are similar to Effexor have been linked to serious risks for newb... - SSRIs May Prevent Benefit of Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer Patients
According to new data presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology meeting this week, the use of antidepressants in breast cancer survivors may interfere with the benefit that the breast cancer treatment Tamoxifen provides, specifically, Tamoxifen's potential to prevent disease recurrence. The study was a retrospective review of nearly 1,000... - Former Chief Executive of UnitedHealth Group to Pay $30 Million Settlement
In addition to the more than $900 million settlement announced last month by UnitedHealth Group, Former Chief Executive William McGuire, has agreed to pay$30 million into a fund established in a class action settlement involving stock options for the country's largest health insurer. The settlement is subject to court approval, and it remains to be det... - Defecto congénito de HPPR vinculado a Prozac
Al ser uno de los antidepresivos más vendidos, el Prozac se ha recetado a más de 54 millones de personas en todo el mundo, incluso a embarazadas. Si se toma durante un embarazo avanzado, puede causar defectos congénitos graves. El Prozac (fluoxetina) es un inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina (ISRS), utilizado par...