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Manie’s parents want answers. Their beautiful son was born with transposition of the greater arteries and endured surgeries children should never have to experience. His parents blame GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), makers of the antidepressant Paxil.

“GSK knew it was not safe to take Paxil (during pregnancy) but said nothing,” his parents say in a video on YouTube. Now Manie has a broken heart, and a scar that runs down the center of his chest. He holds a sign against his scarred chest. It reads, “Why?”

“How many more babies will suffer,” they ask. “Answer this, GSK, please.”

In September 2005, a study on infants born to women taking antidepressants, including Paxil, during the first trimester of pregnancy, revealed a greater risk for overall birth defects and an increased risks for heart defects specifically. Following the study, GSK updated the PRECAUTIONS subsection of its label for Paxil to include the risk of birth defects, including heart defects.

“Do the benefits outweigh the risks?” Manie’s parents ask.  “No. Never.”

What’s to become of Manie’s broken heart?

Read more of Manie’s story at bigpharmavictim.blogspot.com

Source: YouTube, jiedgi

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