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Dec-9-05 The antidepressant Paxil has been linked to possible birth defects when women take the drug in their first three months of pregnancy. A joint study conducted by the FDA and the maker of Paxil reviewed medical records of infants born to women who took Paxil. They compared them to women who took other antidepressants during the first three months of pregnancy... - Autism Lawsuit - Autism Medication, SSRI Autism, Autism Attorney
Research indicates the potential for a link between using an SSRI and autism . Families with autistic children are seeking autism lawyers to file an autism lawsuit , claiming that prenatal exposure to certain antidepressant drugs—SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, Celexa, Effexor and Paxil—caused autism. Antidepressants and Au... - Another Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuit Filed
Aug-15-10 Baton Rouge, LA Andrea and Brad Frischhertz have filed a lawsuit against SmithKline Beecham Corp (dba GlaxoSmithKline) alleging that their infant son was born with Paxil birth defects . According to the Louisiana Record, Andrea Frischhertz was prescribed Paxil to treat depression during her pregnancy. Her child was later born with birth defects, incl... - GlaxoSmithKline Settles Paxil Lawsuits
Aug-4-10 Portland, OR The Wall Street Journal reported on 7/20/10 that GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle certain Paxil lawsuits . The lawsuits reportedly alleged that Paxil was responsible for birth defects in babies exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. Although GlaxoSmithKline has acknowledged the settlements, it did not provide details about the fi... - SSRI Maker Reportedly Agreed to Pay $1 Billion to Settle Lawsuits
Jul-29-10 Tacoma, WA GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Paxil, has reportedly agreed to pay $1 billion to settle lawsuits concerning its selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Whether this settlement has any bearing on other SSRI lawsuits remains to be seen. Lawsuits allege patients were not adequately warned about the risk of Paxil side effects. ... - Plaintiffs Hoping for More Paxil Birth Defects Settlements
Jul-5-10 Boston, MA Although very little information has been released concerning the settlement of Paxil birth defects lawsuits, news reports indicate that approximately 190 cases have been settled while another 100 are in various stages of settlement. At issue in the lawsuits is whether or not Paxil caused the birth defects of infants whose mothers took th... - Judge Rules against GSK--Teen Paxil Suicide Case goes to Trial
Oct-5-08 Philadelphia, PA A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 that a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 16-year-old New Jersey boy who committed suicide while taking Paxil can proceed to a jury trial. In doing so, the Court denied the motion for summary judgment filed by Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) . This was GSK... - The Anguish Caused by Paxil
Mar-17-07 Rutherfordton, NC "To the makers of Paxil I want to ask this: how you can live with yourselves, when you know that Paxil can cause heart and lung defects and PPHN in babies?" says Wendy Tinsley. "For five months we didn't know if our son was going to survive." "When I was 20 weeks pregnant my doctor said it was safe to stay on Paxil," says Tinsley. "... - Paxil was thought to be Safe
Dec-18-06 Kentucky " The doctors told us it was a miracle that our son is alive," said Stephen Buchanan. Kaden was born in May 2004 but Stephen only recently found out about the link between his son's heart defects and Paxil. "My wife took Paxil for the first few months of her pregnancy - the doctor told her it was safe," Stephen said. "Up until our son Kaden w... - Paxil Blamed for Broken Heart
Dec-13-06 Edmonton, AB Tanya took Paxil during the first three months of her pregnancy, in 2002. "My baby has a broken heart and I blame the makers of Paxil," she says. Her son, Douglas, is almost four years old and he will likely need a heart valve replaced. It has been a difficult time, but it could have been worse: Tanya weaned herself off Paxil even though... - Paxil: A Fatal Link to Coronary Birth Defects
Nov-17-06 Todd, NC When Bonnie was concerned about staying on Paxil she was told not to worry as it was classified as Category B. Tragically, her son died from heart birth defects ; five years later she discovered that Paxil is now Category D. (In December 2005, the FDA asked Glaxo Smith Kline, the manufacturer of Paxil, to change the pregnancy category to D,... - Paxil warning: Baby at Risk
Jul-28-06 Pregnant women must carefully consider whether or not to take Paxil. Studies published in the last year examining the effects of antidepressants on both pregnant women and their infants have produced some alarming results. One finding shows risks to women who stop taking their antidepressants while pregnant. On the other hand, taking antidepressants such... - Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline Help Send Kids To Prison
May-29-06 In 2003, the pharmaceutical industry passed out $16.4 billion worth of free drug samples to doctors. These so-called free samples are literally killing people. Two young lads who were lucky enough to get free samples of Zoloft are now sitting in prison. After visits to their family doctors, Christopher Pittman and Zachary Schmidkunz were both sent home wi... - Poisoning In the Womb - SSRIs
Feb-9-06 New research has linked the use of SSRIs during pregnancy to a complication in newborns of a rare but life-threatening lung problem, according to this month's New England Journal of Medicine. Infants born to women who took the drugs in the second half of their pregnancy, had 6 times the risk of developing the disorder, the researchers reported. Only a cou... - $3M Awarded to Widow in Generic Paxil Suicide Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $3 million in damages having been found liable for the death of Stewart Dolin, a partner at the law firm Reed Smith LLP. The money will be paid to his widow, who filed the suit claiming that a generic version of GSK’s antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) caused her husband to commit suicide. The... - GSK Reaches Potential $28 Million Settlement over Defective Paxil Tablets
GlaxoSmithKline has reached a tenative $28 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over manufacturing defects in certain tablets of their best selling antidepressant Paxil. The suit alleged that Paxil "controlled release" (CR) tablets made between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005, contained a manufacturing defect that caused the tablets to... - PAXIL DAMAGES DNA IN MEN'S SPERM
Investigators Find Paxil Effects Male Fertility New research just released shows that the antidepressant Paxil, also known as paroxetine, has a disturbing and potentially far-reaching effect on men who are taking the drug: it damages men's sperm through DNA fragmentation, effecting fertility. While the researchers noted that they did not study... - Paxil Side Effects Can Include Double Risk of Pre-Term Labor
Jun-15-12 Nashville, TN On the surface it's an alarming finding, and while other factors may be at play the concern remains that for each SSRI prescription an expectant mom fills during the second trimester of her pregnancy, her odds of going into premature labor can double. Such is this latest concern over Paxil side effects —a popular antidepressant in th... - Whistleblower Alleges Problems with Paxil Doses
Jan-9-11 Boston, MA With some pregnant women concerned about Paxil side effects and what consequences potential Paxil birth defects could have on their infants, news that some Paxil shipments contained incorrect doses might be a cause for alarm. Although those shipments occurred in the past—they were recently discussed in a 60 Minutes news report—... - GSK to Pay $2.5 Million to Family in Birth Defects Lawsuit
Oct-13-09 Philadelphia, PA A jury in Pennsylvania has returned a landmark ruling in the case of Lyam Kilker, whose family sued GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) alleging the boy was born with Paxil birth defects . With another 600 or so suits pending, the settlement of $2.5 million is precedent-setting. Lyam Kilker was born with two holes in his heart, birth defects his m...