Paxil and Pregnancy » Los Angeles http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Parents sue Paxil maker for heart defects http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/12/18/parents-sue-paxil-maker-for-heart-defects/ http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/12/18/parents-sue-paxil-maker-for-heart-defects/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:57:01 +0000 Scott Thomas http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/?p=108 SOURCE: Paxil and Pregnancy › Parents sue Paxil maker for heart defects

]]> Five more suits have been filed in Pennsylvania against the makers of the antidepressant Paxil on behalf of children who have developed severe heart problems.

Three of the families sued for wrongful death and two for personal injury.

The families contend that the mothers’ use of during pregnancy resulted in severe in their infants and have sued for failure to warn the public about the dangers of the drug for pregnant women.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended that pregnant women not use , according to the plaintiffs’ , Karen Barth Menzies of Los Angeles.

Two of the plaintiffs are from West Virginia, two from Ohio and one from Nebraska.

Source: Lawyers USA

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