Paxil and Pregnancy » Philadelphia http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 First Paxil birth defect lawsuit filed http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/11/06/first-paxil-birth-defect-lawsuit-filed/ http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/11/06/first-paxil-birth-defect-lawsuit-filed/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:07:18 +0000 Scott Thomas http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/?p=115 SOURCE: Paxil and Pregnancy › First Paxil birth defect lawsuit filed

]]> The parents of 2-year-old Eric Jackson have filed the first lawsuit claiming that use of the antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy caused birth defects in their won.

Christopher Jackson and Lisa Boden of Denver claimed the medication – manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline – caused their son to be born with severe (Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension), a condition that affects blood flow to the lungs and can cause death. After his birth in Denver, Eric was placed on a ventilator for a month, and had two cardiac catherizations and several other procedures. He remains on oxygen and medications to help him breathe.

The family sued the company in state court in Philadelphia for failing to warn consumers of the possible risks of taking the medication during pregnancy, according to the family’s attorney Karen Barth Menzies.

The family is seeking unspecified damages.

Source: Laywers USA

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]]> http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/11/06/first-paxil-birth-defect-lawsuit-filed/feed/ 0 Paxil Maker Sued Over Child Born with Severe Birth Defects http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/08/14/paxil-maker-sued-over-child-born-with-severe-birth-defects/ http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/news/2006/08/14/paxil-maker-sued-over-child-born-with-severe-birth-defects/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:48:11 +0000 Scott Thomas http://www.paxilandpregnancy.com/?p=135 SOURCE: Paxil and Pregnancy › Paxil Maker Sued Over Child Born with Severe Birth Defects

]]> The parents of a two-year old boy have filed a lawsuit against the maker of Paxil, alleging that the mother’s use of the antidepressant during pregnancy cause her son to be born with severe .

Anthony and Matilda Vasquez of Bedford, Texas, sued Philadelphia- based Glaxo-SmithKline on behalf of their son, Adrian.

The lawsuit, filed in Pennsylvania state court, is seeking unspecified damages for failing to warn pregnant women about the risks of taking .

During the last month of her pregnancy, Vasquez learned, while receiving an ultrasound to determine the sex of her baby, that there was something wrong with his heart.

Since then, Adrian has undergone three open-heart surgeries and now has a pacemaker.

The seriousness of these birth defects is such that, at the very first sign of danger, GSK should have issued a strong warning, said attorney Karen Barth Menzies, who is representing the family.

Adrian will need repeated heart surgeries as he continues to grow and may need artificial replacement valves, and perhaps eventually a heart transplant. His prognosis is unclear, she said.

Menzies added that with 40,000 pregnant women nationwide taking antidepressants, thousands of babies are at risk.

Source: Lawyers USA

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