Antidepressants Cause Abnormalities in Newborns’ Developing Brains
By Kelly Patricia O’Meara Published by CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog June 21, 2016 According to a new study antidepressants change the electrical…
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Risk Seen with SSRI Antidepressant Use While Pregnant
AboutLawsuits.com – January 16, 2014 By Irvin Jackson New research provides further evidence that side effects of SSRI antidepressant use while pregnant increases the risk…
Six more Wayne Co. suits allege Zoloft caused birth defects
West Virginia Legal Record – October 31, 2013 By Kyla Asbury Six more lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer Inc. after the plaintiffs claim their…
Paxil Class Action Moves on in Canada as Lawsuits Still Filed in U.S.
GlaxoSmithKline, maker of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Paxil, is mired in a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleges the antidepressant caused birth defects in children whose expectant mothers took the drug without the corporation’s adequate warning of the heightened risks. A British Columbia judge permitted the class action.
Paxil Class-Action Lawsuit—Lawyer estimates 200 Canadian children born with heart defects due to Mother’s taking Paxil
“We estimate there are more than 200 children across Canada who were born with cardiovascular defects because their mothers were on Paxil during pregnancy,” said David Klein, one of the lawyers representing Gibson. “The information from GlaxoSmithKline was totally inadequate with respect to using the drug while pregnant.”