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Paxil Birth Defects
Lawsuit Filed Over Paxil Related Birth Defects
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
In September of 2005 Faith Gibson of Canada gave birth to Meah, a beautiful baby girl. Meah was born with a hole in her heart, which required surgery and a seven-month hospital stay. Faith believed at the time that her daughter's condition was just an unfortunate happenstance, but last year after reading an article about birth defects associated with the prescription antidepressant Paxil she started to speculate that the Paxil she took during her pregnancy could have been responsible for Meah's terrible birth defect. In December of 2005, the same month Meah was born, the FDA issued a warning for an elevated risk of cardiovascular birth defects associated for the children of women taking Paxil during pregnancy. Faith is now launching a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Paxil, alleging that the company failed to provide adequate safety information regarding the risks of taking Paxil during pregnancy.
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Women Not Warned About Paxil Birth Defects
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
A new study of more than half a million women who had taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), like Paxil, found that almost half were not aware of serious birth defects associated with the medication. Women taking SSRIs are at particular risk of a life-threatening lung defect that occurs over six times more often in mothers taking antidepressants. This disorder is known as persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) and is characterized by the inability of the newborn to be able to adjust to breathing outside the womb. This is just one on many dangers associated with antidepressant use.
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Vancouver Woman Launches Class-Action Suit Against Paxil
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
It was reported Friday that a woman from British Columbia had launched a class-action lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of the much talked about antidepressant Paxil. She alleges that GSK did not provide adequate warnings about the dangers of birth defects associated with taking Paxil during pregnancy.
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Lawsuit Filed Against Paxil for Heart Defect
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A Canadian mother claims the anti-depressant Paxil, caused her daughters heart defect and has launched a class action lawsuit.
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Millions of Pregnant Women Using Unsafe Medications, Including Paxil
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A new study discovered that over 11 million women of childbearing age are using prescription drugs that are unsafe during pregnancy, each year.
These drugs include the popular antidepressant drug Paxil amongst others.
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Threat of Birth Defects From Paxil Down?
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
A couple of new studies released in the recent months suggest the risk of birth defects associated selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is less than it was once thought to be. The studies published at the end of June in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that the absolute risk of serious birth defects is very small.
Paxil, Depression, and Pregnancy: Three's A Crowd
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Women taking anti-depressants, such as Paxil, during their first trimester have an increased risk of bearing a child with serous birth defects. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that higher risks of intestine, brain, and skull developmental problems are more common.
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Study to Focus on Paxil Use During Pregnancy
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have long term studies that focus on the link between mothers' medications and birth defects.
The study focuses on SSRIs, such as Paxil, during pregnancy.
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Paxil Raises the Risk of Birth Defects
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Paxil appears to increase the risk of certain birth defects in babies born to mothers that were taking the antidepressant during their first trimester of being pregnant.
Pregnancy and Paxil Birth Defects
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Women who are pregnant and those who are trying to become pregnant should avoid taking Paxil, due to a high risk of birth defects according to a study published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology Journal.
Couple is Suing Makers of Paxil for Daughter's Birth Defect
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The makers of Paxil are being sued by a South Carolina couple who believe the drug is to blame for their daughter's birth defect.
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Seek Legal Advice for Adverse Paxil Side Effects
Category: Paxil Birth Defects
In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration began alerting health care professionals and patients about the results of studies for Paxil (paroxetine) suggesting the drug potentially increases the risk of birth defects, in particular heart defects, when women take it during their first trimester of pregnancy.
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