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Recent studies have found that women who take Paxil during certain times in their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies experiencing Paxil side effects than women who take other antidepressants or women who do not take any antidepressants during pregnancy. These Paxil side effects can be life-threatening and include serious health problems such... - Paxil Lawsuit | Paxil Lawyer | Paxil & Pregnancy - LawyersAndSettlements.com
On September 27, 2005, the FDA issued an alert to healthcare professionals and consumers as GlaxoSmithKline changed their warning label on Paxil (paroxetine) to include the risk of birth defects. These Paxil side effects include Paxil PPHN (Persistant Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn). The results of a recent study conducted by the two indicated an... - Paxil FAQ
1) What is Paxil? Paxil (known generically as paroxetine) is an antidepressant in a class of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). Paxil is used to treat depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Paxil was approve... - FDA Issues Information about Reported Paxil Side Effects
Dec-21-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again issued information about Paxil side effects and the side effects of similar antidepressants, although the new information says that studies about antidepressant use during pregnancy are contradictory. Some studies suggest an increased risk of Paxil birth defects and Paxil heart def... - 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... - Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuits Growing
Oct-20-11 Washington, DC Given the facts that one in 10 women will suffer from depression during her pregnancy or the postpartum period, that the antidepressant drug Paxil sales reached $1 billion in 2007, and Paxil has been linked to birth defects, it's no wonder that Paxil birth defects lawsuits are growing. Since the FDA issued an alert in 2005 that requir... - Studies Suggest Celexa Birth Defects Link, but Results Conflict
Oct-3-11 San Antonio, TX When it comes to pregnancy, there is a great deal of debate over whether women should be concerned about things such as Celexa birth defects . The debate comes in part because unlike with alcohol or smoking during pregnancy—which have been consistently shown to cause harm to a fetus—studies on Celexa side effects and other me... - Effexor Side Effects Can Include Life-Threatening Syndrome
Sep-17-11 Washington, DC The rash of potential health issues that have been associated with antidepressants has concerned physicians around the world, and Effexor side effects are just another example. While Effexor is considered a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)—different from Paxil and Celexa, which are SSRIs—the... - Judge Rules Against GlaxoSmithKline in Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuit
Sep-13-11 Vancouver, BC The United States is not the only place where GlaxoSmithKline faces lawsuits alleging Paxil birth defects . A lawsuit has also been filed in Canada, alleging Paxil side effects harmed infants exposed to the antidepressant while in the womb. The judge in the lawsuit has now issued a decision against GlaxoSmithKline, possibly paving the way... - SSRI Birth Defects Include Neurobehavioral Development Issues
Sep-12-11 Utrecht, Netherlands A recent study published online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology indicates that SSRI birth defects appear to include the altering of neurobehavioral development in the fetus. According to Medscape Today , the study demonstrated that fetuses exposed to both normal and high doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors... - Despite Lexapro Birth Defects, Medication Launched in Japan
Sep-9-11 Tokyo, Japan While Lexapro birth defects and other side effects have been well documented in recent years, the medication has been launched in Japan after positive studies, according to a release from pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S. In the release, the drug company explained that its partners Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi T... - Kansas to Receive $700,000 in Paxil Lawsuit Settlement
Aug-27-11 Topeka, KS The state of Kansas will reportedly receive more than $700,000 as part of a settlement of a Paxil lawsuit with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc. According to a release from the office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the settlement—which totaled more than $40 million for distribution across a number of states... - Use of Antidepressants Increasing despite Lexapro Birth Defects
Aug-12-11 Baltimore, MD While the risks of antidepressants have been well-documented, including Lexapro birth defects , it appears as though Americans are increasing their use of the drugs despite these risks. According to a recent study conducted by faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, antidepressants... - Studies Suggest New Effexor Side Effects
Aug-4-11 Washington, DC While the antidepressant has previously been linked to birth defects, two new studies seem to indicate a risk of more Effexor side effects . According to Bloomberg , the US Food and Drug Administration said recently that the combination of Pfizer Inc.'s Zyvox antibiotic and antidepressants such as Effexor can be potentially fatal. ... - SSRI Side Effects May Include Nursing Home Falls
Aug-1-11 Boston, MA New research conducted by scientists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston, Massachusetts, suggests that SSRI side effects may now also include an increased risk for falls by nursing home residents. According to HealthDay , the researchers discovered that in the days after they begin taking selective serotoni... - 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. ... - Could Lexapro Side Effects Include Autism?
Jul-23-11 San Diego, CA For pregnant women, a main concern is taking precautions to ensure their babies have as little risk as possible of having newborn birth defects . For mothers taking antidepressants, however, the risk of birth defects may seem unclear. Studies have linked antidepressants such as Lexapro to birth defects, and such Lexapro side effects in chi... - 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... - Study Suggests Link between Prozac and Birth Defects
Jul-5-11 Santa Fe, NM A new study suggests a link between the use of Prozac and birth defects . The study, conducted in Finland, found a small risk of Prozac side effects in infants exposed to the medication prior to birth. Those Prozac side effects reportedly include heart defects, which can be serious for newborns. According to Reuters (06/24/11), the stu...