By: long winter | 2011-09-20 | Health & Fitness Concerns about the link between Paxil and birth defects grew widespread in 2005, when the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the risk of heart defects read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2012-05-02 | Medicine To treat depression, many pregnant women in America were prescribed with antidepressants to avoid premature labor, pregnancy complications or miscarriage. read more
By: Roger Design | 2010-11-10 | Ask an Expert Birth defects can bring a great deal of sadness for a family, but if the birth defects were caused by a prescription drug, then the sadness and other negative emotions can become worse as it is realized that the defects could have been avoided. This is the situation which a number of American families are dealing with as their child's birth defect may have been caused by the prescription drug Paxil. read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2012-05-23 | Medicine A number of women in their child-bearing years have taken antidepressants. They take it for a number of reasons. A prescription for the treatment of depression caused by migraine headaches and other psychological disorders are among the possible reasons for the use by some women. There are various antidepressants available in the market such as, Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft. These antidepressants, sp read more
By: Jason M. Byrd | 2011-06-16 | Law Birth defects are no laughing matter—especially when they are present in your own child. Often various birth defects are caused by products you or your loved one took during pregnancy that you did not know were unsafe. read more
By: long winter | 2011-09-09 | Health & Fitness Generically sold as paroxetine, Paxil is a selective serotinin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and has been used since its release in 1992 to treat depression. read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2011-09-08 | Medicine Paxil is a type of antidepressant drug that belongs to the SSRI or Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors drug group. What Paxil does is that it has the ability to restore serotonin balance which is a natural substance found in the brain The main purpose of Serotonin is to improve mood problems. read more
By: Roger Design | 2010-12-25 | Business The kind of pain suffered by a mother and father after finding out that their baby has a serious birth defect can be indescribable, and depending on the type of defect, this pain can last a very long time. However, for some families, the suffering can be even greater if it's suspected that the birth defects could have been prevented. read more
By: Jacob Smith | 2012-03-20 | Law If you and your family have suffered from the intake of the prescribed medication Paxil then you should contact a Paxil birth defect lawyer immediately. The attorney will offer you with unsurpassed legal advice that will help you to get appropriate compensation and justice. read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2011-10-01 | Medicine Just like other antidepressants that are similar to it, Paxil has its own list of potential side effects. Paxil has been shown to cause heart defects in the fetus, especially in those women who are in their first trimester of pregnancy. However the most common birth defect that has been seen in Paxil patients is Club foot... read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2011-10-01 | Medicine Anxiety is a normal human reaction that we all feel once in a while. Other similar terms are worry or angst. Usually, we feel anxious when we are faced with a situation that we have no control over. Unpleasant feelings of dread, worry or fear are usually felt. There are many reasons why people feel anxious and one of them is medications. read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2011-08-30 | Medicine Currently there is a growing concern about the potential dangers of Paxil when taken by a pregnant woman because the drug can potentially cause birth defects even just from a 20 mg prescription dosage. For the parents who have given birth to a newborn baby with a diagnosed birth defect possibly caused by Paxil, information like Paxil Pregnancy Categories should be known. read more
By: Josephine Osborn | 2011-08-17 | Health and safety Early in the 90’s GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) brought the antidepressant drug Paxil to the market. Every year, the pharmaceutical company would earn more or less $1 billion from the sales of this medicine alone becoming one of its bestselling drugs in the US. read more
By: Roger Design | 2011-02-13 | Business So much suffering goes on in the world, but when the suffering was caused by the negligence of a large pharmaceutical company, then appropriate compensation needs to be paid to the suffering victims. However, forcing a large company to pay appropriate compensation to a suffering family can be difficult and will no doubt require the help of an attorney who can pursue a prescription drug lawsuit on the family's behalf. read more