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Aug-8-10 London, England GlaxoSmithKline recently announced that it had settled a number of Paxil birth defect lawsuits but didn't release any specific financial details. The UK's largest drug manufacturer had set aside nearly $2.4 billion in the second quarter to handle Paxil lawsuits, as well as cases stemming from its diabetes medication, Avandia, accordi... - UK Women Still in the Dark About SSRI Birth Defect Risk
Aug-8-09 Bangor, Wales It will be two years next month that a study of nearly 500,000 women by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center revealed nearly half of women taking an ssri antidepressant had no idea their medication could cause SSRI birth defects . Women in the US aren't unique in that risk. Dr. Tim Kendall, joint director of the U... - SSRI Birth Defects – "I Had No Idea"
Mar-31-09 Alameda, CA Christy was taking an antidepressant when she became pregnant, and, like hundreds of women, didn't think anything of it at the time. In fact, it was only recently when she started doing some research that she began to wonder if her daughter's heart condition could be an SSRI birth defect . "My daughter was born about 5 weeks premature," Ch... - FDA to Evaluate the Risk of SSRI Birth Defects
Feb-17-09 Sacramento, CA In early February the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would review a lengthy list of drugs for potential safety problems. Selective Serotonin Receptor Antagonist (SSRI) antidepressants are on that list. Specifically, the agency said they would be evaluating the risk of SSRI birth defects . SSRIs are widely used in t... - Paxil Birth Defects: Mothers Wonder What They Did Wrong
Nov-27-07 Bullhead City, AZ: Stacy U. had been taking Paxil for about three years to help relieve her panic attacks when she found out she was pregnant. She took Paxil for the first few months of her pregnancy but stopped taking it when her doctor decided that Paxil might be too risky for the unborn baby. Because of another problem, blood clots in her uterus, S... - Paxil Caused PPHN, Grief and Guilt
May-7-07 Watertown, SD: "Several months after my son Nathan passed away, I started to do a lot of research on PPHN and discovered there was a link between Paxil and the birth defects he had," says Jennifer Berg. "I felt sick, I felt it was my fault." "I know it wasn't my fault but it's still so hard to swallow.," she says. Berg took Paxil for about five years,... - Birth Defects could have been prevented
Aug-10-06 "If the doctors had the right information and found out that pregnant women should not take Paxil, Matthew would be a normal, healthy boy running around, playing with his friends," says Angala Nelms of Laurinburg, North Carolina. "I want to leave it up to the lawyers to deal with GlaxoSmithKline. These drug makers say they are out there to help you but m... - Defectos de Nacimiento, HPP y defectos cardiacos provocados por los ISRS
Los antidepresivos más modernos se clasifican como ISRS o Inhibidores Selectivos de Recaptación de Serotonina. En varios estudios realizados durante los últimos años, los antidepresivos ISRS tales como Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc. han sido asociados con defectos de nacimiento en bebés. En un estudio reciente publicado p... - Birth Injury & Birth Defect Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Birth injuries and birth defects are injuries that an infant is born with, either due to harm caused while in the womb or injuries sustained during birth. Numerous drugs have been associated with different types of birth defects , with varying degrees of severity. In some cases, the birth defects cause permanent injury or disability, in others the defec... - Zoloft Heart Birth Defects.
Zoloft (known generically as sertraline) is a drug used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. However, some research has suggested serious Zoloft side effects , including an increased risk of heart defects. The link between Zoloft and heart defects h... - Study Links Potentially Dangerous Increase in Blood Sugar with 2 Common Drugs
Boston, MA: A study published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics this month, shows that combination therapy with an antidepressant and a cholesterol-lowering agent can increase blood sugar to potentially dangerous levels. The study, which used computerized records of patients in the Boston-area, looked at the two drugs... - GlaxoSmithKline Pays $750 Million Over Defective Drugs
London, UK: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to pay $750 million to resolve allegations that it improperly made drugs and sold adulterated drugs. The settlement ends the longest running federal investigation of the pharmaceutical company's former manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico. GSK closed the plant in 2009, and no longer owns it. Allegation... - Paxil Lawsuits Alleging Birth Defects Settled
Pennsylvania, PA: GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that makes the antidepressant Paxil, has agreed to settle nearly 200 cases brought by plaintiffs who allege that the use of the drug during pregnancy resulted in birth defects to their children. The cases, all scheduled to go to trial, have been settled pre-trial for undisclosed sums. ... - GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Monopoly Settlement
The New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer on behalf of 49 states for allegedly creating a monopoly of its anti-depressant drug Paxil. Glaxo allegedly used frivolous patent infringement lawsuits against generic producers of Paxil to keep the drug's cost higher than necessary. By holding a monopoly for a popular drug, con... - Antidepressants in Crosshairs As Mother’s Class Action Moves Forward
May-9-13 Vancouver, BC A Canadian class-action case filed against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on behalf of women whose babies were born with SSRI birth defects is set to begin against a rising tide of concern about the use of antidepressants by pregnant women. The lead plaintiff in the class is a Faith Gibson of Surrey, British Columbia,... - Study Questions Paxil Side Effects
Jun-4-12 Memphis, TN Yet another study has been conducted that suggests infants may be susceptible to Paxil side effects and side effects from other, similar medications. Although the study did not examine the risk of Paxil heart defects, it did study what effect maternal use of an SSRI had on a newborn infant. The study found that there is some risk of Paxil s... - What Are the Risks in a Paxil Pregnancy?
Apr-27-12 Boston, MA When it comes to prescribing medication to pregnant women, there are many concerns about side effects and how the medications will affect a fetus; but at what point should concerns about Paxil side effects come into play when dealing with someone who could potentially become pregnant? Some studies suggest a risk of Paxil birth defects—... - Weighing the Pros and Cons of Paxil
Apr-20-12 Miami, FL It is well known that certain chemicals affect a fetus, which is why pregnant women are discouraged from smoking or drinking. What is less certain, however, is what effect antidepressant use during pregnancy has on the fetus and what the risk of Paxil birth defects or Paxil side effects in the infant is. Paxil lawsuits were filed, and many ha... - More Possible Paxil Side Effects Come to Light
Mar-30-12 Dallas, TX For women with depression who are also pregnant, there may be no easy answer to the question of whether or not to risk Paxil side effects by taking the antidepressant while pregnant. Although some studies indicate a risk of Paxil birth defects, including Paxil PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), there is also a risk of h... - Yale Medical Professor Accused of Ghostwriting Paxil Side Effects Study
Dec-14-10 New Haven, CT A professor at Yale's School of Medicine has been accused of signing her name to a ghostwritten study on Paxil side effects , the Yale Daily News reports. The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a nonprofit watchdog, claims that associate professor Kimberly Yonkers signed her name to work that was not hers in a 2003 report on Paxi...