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Jan-4-07 Baltimore, OH "You have no idea, the incredible guilt I feel about taking Paxil during my pregnancy," says Gina Fromm, "but the hardest thing is that, when Mark is old enough to understand, will he blame me?" As soon as Gina found out that she was pregnant, she and her husband, Jon, asked both their regular doctor and obstetrician if it was okay to co... - Glaxo Writing Checks Left and Right to Settle Paxil Legal Battles
Dec-3-06 Madison County, IL: GlaxoSmithKline is no doubt looking forward to the New Year because the end of this one is becoming costlier by the month. On November 1, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Glaxo had agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit with allegations that Glaxo promoted Paxil for use with children and adolescents wh... - Glaxo gets Hit with another Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuit
Oct-17-06 Denver, CO Two years ago, little Eric Jackson was born with persistent pulmonary hypertension, a life-threatening lung disorder in which an infant's arteries to the lungs remain constricted after birth, limiting the amount of blood flow to the lungs and oxygen in the bloodstream. Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) is associated with substantial in... - Paxil Category Warning too late for my Baby
Aug-3-06 "This is what I want to say to GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturers of Paxil: How can you let money come before people's lives and well-being and have no conscience?" In 2001, 22-year-old Nancy Jones went to a mental health clinic to seek treatment for anxiety and depression and was prescribed Paxil. Unfortunately, Jones didn't know that she was three mont... - Paxil Birth Defects Class Action in Canada
Dec-21-12 Vancouver, BC A Canadian woman’s Paxil birth defects case against the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been certified as a class action in early December. “We have been contacted by at least 20 potential class members across Canada since the case was certified,” says Paxil attorney David Klein. The plaintiff in the... - Coming Out from the Shadow of Paxil Birth Defects
Dec-13-11 Washington, DC Anyone sitting on the fence over whether or not to go after GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) over Paxil side effects need only contemplate the reported $3 billion that Glaxo has agreed in principal to pay, in order to settle charges of off-label marketing and fraud. Combine that figure with the reported $1 billion Glaxo is believed to have pai... - GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Paxil, Avandia Investigations
Nov-26-11 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Paxil and Avandia is reportedly set to pay approximately $3 billion to settle investigations into the company's marketing of certain drugs. Among allegations are that the company marketed drugs for unapproved uses and hid the risk of Paxil side effects. GlaxoSmithKline has faced many lawsuits in recent years reg... - Could Autism Be a Paxil Birth Defect?
Jul-13-11 Oakland, CA The study may be small and the researchers cautious. Nonetheless, the latest concern with regard to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), a class that includes Paxil, involves the potential for autism. The latter could be the latest frontier in the battle against Paxil side effects . While the rest of the country was in the thro... - Playing Solomon over Paxil Birth Defects
Jun-11-11 Washington, DC The choosing between Paxil side effects , and the potential effects of stopping the SSRI medication to avoid such adverse reactions, is a debate that never gets easier over time. However, the factual tone of a recent edition of FDA Patient Safety News , a regular video feed released under the auspices of the US Food and Drug Administrati... - 2010 a Year for Paxil Birth Defects Plaintiffs to Remember
Dec-25-10 Dallas, TX Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits alleging Paxil side effects such as Paxil birth defects and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn) may look back on 2010 as a year to remember. Hundreds of Paxil lawsuits were reportedly settled and a million-dollar award handed out in at least one other lawsuit. For plaintiffs who still have Pa... - Attorney Jeff Lowe Speaks about Paxil Birth Defects
Apr-27-10 St. Louis, MO Women who took Paxil during the first trimester of pregnancy and whose children were born with birth defects should consider speaking with an attorney about their options. Jeff Lowe, a partner at Carey, Danis & Lowe, says serious birth defects have been linked to the use of Paxil during pregnancy. "The cases that we're handling are... - Paxil Lawsuits Set to Go Ahead
Mar-14-10 Grand Rapids, MI Studies have shown conflicting evidence of serious Paxil side effects , but that has not stopped approximately 600 Paxil lawsuits from alleging a link between the antidepressant and birth defects. Nor has it stopped at least one jury from awarding $2.5 million to a family of Lyam Kilker, who alleged in their lawsuit that his heart probl... - The Faces Behind the Paxil Birth Defect Headlines
Feb-20-10 Philadelphia, PA Stories about Paxil side effects are always accompanied by headlines that contains words and numbers—but not necessarily faces. The people behind the headlines are too often overshadowed by the statistics. There is Meah Gibson, the little girl who was born with a hole in her heart in 2005. It was eventually corrected by surger... - Paxil Warnings For Pregnant Women
Jul-12-09 South Beach, FL Women who believe their babies were affected by Paxil side effects involving serious birth defects are expressing concern that the antidepressant they took may have caused their child's health problems. Their concerns may be based on warnings released by both the Food and Drug Administration and the American College of Obstetricians and... - Paxil Birth Defects – What are the Odds?
Dec-30-08 Elkton, VA While birth defects related to antidepressant use during pregnancy may be just a second hand bad news story for many people, they are all too real for hundreds, if not thousands of women across the US who know firsthand about the implications of selective serotonin uptake receptors or SSRI birth defects . Ellen and April are 2 such women. E... - Paxil: Patient told it Was Safe
Jul-22-08 Ontario, NY Along with the women who have had babies born with serious birth defects because they were exposed to Paxil prior to birth are women whose babies have not yet appeared to have suffered serious effects. However, many of these women fear that just because problems have not yet surfaced does not mean they will not in the future. They worry that... - Jury Trials in 2008 Expected to Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants ( SSRI 's), which have resulted from their promotion for so many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable off-label marketing coup in the history of modern medicine. Sales total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Hea... - Mom to Other Women: Don't Take Paxil While Pregnant
Sep-12-07 Smithfield, MS: When Tammy Smithey learned she was pregnant in the fall of 2004, she called her ob-gyn to ensure that Paxil was safe for her to continue taking. Smithey had been on Paxil for a few years, but was concerned that it might have negative effects on her baby. Her ob-gyn told her that Paxil was okay to take while pregnant. On her first visit... - Paxil Makers Face Lawsuits Related to PPHN and Other Birth Defects
Feb-19-07 Breckenridge, CO: The number of lawsuits against Paxil alleging that use of the drug caused PPHN and other birth defects in newborn babies continues to grow. A Colorado family has also filed suit against the makers of Paxil, after their son was born with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN). The infant was placed on a ventilator imm... - Paxil Settlement brings relief to Patient
Oct-2-06 Glendale Foothills, CA Thanks to your website, lawyersandsettlements.com, I received a settlement for Paxil. Although I wasn't surprised that GlaxoSmithKline settled, I was really surprised at the amount - it was much more than I ever anticipated," says Janice Williams. "I went through a lot of anguish with Paxil and my settlement was justified but...