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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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HUNDREDS OF PAXIL BIRTH DEFECT SETTLEMENTS REPORTED   June 30, 2010

An order signed on June 15, 2010 by Justice Sandra Moss, has paved the way for the settlement of of hundreds of Paxil birth defect cases pending against drug maker GlaxSmithKline, GSK. Read more »

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Paxil Associated With an Increased Risk of Cataracts   April 3, 2010

A study involving 18,700 Quebec residents aged 65 and older with cataracts and 187,000 age-matched Quebec residents without cataracts, found that people taking SSRIs were 15 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cataracts than those not taking these drugs. Read more »

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Paxil Found to Put Cancer Patients at Risk   March 25, 2010

For GSK, already facing more than 800 lawsuits in the United States filed on behalf of children who were born with congenital heart defects as a result of exposure to Paxil in the first trimester, more bad news came this week. Read more »

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Paxil Birth Defect Litigation - Settlements?   March 17, 2010

No Paxil birth defect cases have been tried since the October 13, 2009, verdict where a jury awarded $2.5M to the family of Lyam Kilker, a child born with a congenital heart defect caused by Paxil use during pregnancy. Though multiple trials were scheduled for December, January and February, not one even began trial. Read more »

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Passage of the Mother Act may expose women to Paxil-related illness   July 16, 2009

Opposition to a bill recently passed in the House of Representative but stalled in the Senate called the Melanie Blocker Stroke Acts or Mother Act calling for increased visibility and treatment for po Continue reading ⇒

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A Second Emory University psychiatrist found to have received payments from GlaxoSmithKline   June 10, 2009

Emory University psychiatrist Zachary Stowe has been reprimanded for receiving monetary payments from GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of Paxil while conducting Federal research study in the safety of Pa Continue reading ⇒

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Neural Crest Cells & Paxil Birth Defects   May 27, 2009

The epidemiological studies that have been published to date detail a multitude of congenital defects that may be associated with the use of Paxil during pregnancy. Those discussed include cardiac, cranio-facial, skeletal and other birth defects. GSK has claimed that there is no pattern to whatdefects are alleged to be caused by Paxil. Continue reading ⇒

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What is Pulmonary Stenosis?   September 11, 2008

Pulmonary stenosis is a condition where blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery is obstructed by narrowing or stenosis at one or more points from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. In some cases, obstruction can be caused by thickened muscle below the pulmonary valve. Continue reading ⇒

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Glaxo Smith Kline data links Paxil to increased risk of birth defects   May 17, 2007

On December 13, 2005, Glaxo Smith Kline released a follow up to a prior study comparing the effects of bupropion to other antidepressants. The preliminary study and it follow up are available on the GSK website. Continue reading ⇒

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