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Dangerous Substances and Devices

SSRI Birth Defects

Antidepressants used during pregnancy linked to increased risk of autism, heart birth defects, lung birth defects and other congenital birth defects.

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Topamax

On March 4, 2011, the FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of an increased risk of development of cleft lip and/or cleft palate (oral clefts) in infants born to women treated with Topamax (topiramate) during pregnancy.

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Paxil

Important Update:

The time to file a claim on behalf of children born with congenital heart defects is running out.

PAXIL has been linked to the development of serious cardiac birth defects in children born to mothers who took Paxil during pregnancy.

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Accutane

Accutane (generic: isotretinoin) has been linked to a variety of severe, life-threatening side effects including Birth Defects, Depression, Suicide, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and many others.

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Relevant Articles

Health Canada Allows Resumption of Trasylol Sales   September 22, 2011

Health Canada announced on September 21, 2011 that Bayer resume sales of Trasylol.  The company had suspended sales of Trasylol after evidence of a higher rate of death among Trasylol patients in a clinical study. Read more »

DARVOCET, DARVON AND PROPOXYPHENE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL 2226 TRANSFER ORDER   August 17, 2011

On August 16, 2011 the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that all pending federal cases involving injuries or deaths alleged to have been caused by the use of Darvocet, Darvon or generic Propoxyphene would be consolidated in MDL 2226. The Court accepted the defendants first choice of the Eastern District of Kentucky as site of the MDL. Read more »

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Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Significantly Increases the Risk of Autism   July 5, 2011

A study published July 5, 2011, in the Archives of General Psychiatry, Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders, reports that mothers exposed to SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy, such as Paxil, Zoloft or Prozac, have an increased of having a child born with autism.  Read more »

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1 in 5 Hip Implant Recipients May Be Subject to Recall   October 28, 2010

According to a market research study prepared by GlobalData, in 2009 DePuy held a 21% market share of the global hip and knee replacement market. This leads to the conclusion that as many 1 in 5 hip implant recipients have had DePuy devices installed and are now subject to the recall. Read more »

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FDA and European Regulators Severely Restrict Access To Avandia   September 23, 2010

In an almost unprecedented joint announcement, the FDA and European regulators announced that access to Avandia, a medication to treat diabetes marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, will be severely restricted. Read more »

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Lawsuits of Interest

Accutane  (isotretinoin)
Actos
Advair  (Fluticasone/salmeterol)
Arthritis Drugs
Asbestos / Mesothelioma
Avandia  (Rosiglitazone)
Bextra  (Valdecoxib)
Celebrex  (Celecoxib)
Chantix  (Varenicline)
Darvon/Darvocet
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