A new group of lawsuits is claiming that the use of Paxil during pregnancy is responsible for children being born with significant birth defects. Studies have linked the prescription antidepressant with cardiovascular defects and congenital malformations in the brain, heart, lungs, and other vital organs. At this point, five personal-injury and product-liability actions have been […]
A recent study finds that you are more likely to have a recurrence of depression if women who are pregnant stop taking Paxil, but another recent study suggests that taking certain antidepressants like Paxil may harm your baby.
The first study cited by the FDA found that women who stopped their SSRI antidepressants were five times […]
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the world’s second biggest drugmaker, recalled Paxil CR antidepressants last month because the pills may have lacked an active ingredient, and didn’t warn patients.
Glaxo doesn’t know how many of the 7.5 million recalled pills were missing paroxetine hydrochloride, or how many patients took the pills, spokesman Michael Fleming said in a telephone interview […]