Paxil Side Effects Can Mean Birth Defects For Your Newborn
Antidepressant drug Paxil has been sold since 1992, and in that time has become known for serious side effects, starting with violent and suicidal behavior by users. Now it’s getting worse. Now, pregnant women who use Paxil risk having their baby born with birth defects such as problems with their brain, spinal column, lungs, heart or other vital organs.
The blame goes to GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C., an England-based pharmaceutical giant which had almost $1 billion in sales last year from Paxil alone – and that was only about 2 per cent of its total sales. But while Glaxo has reaped billions, Paxil side effects have left many Americans with tragic results. And that’s got to stop.
One way to stop Paxil side effects such as potentially debilitating if not deadly birth defects is to send a loud and clear message to the negligent manufacturer that this will not be tolerated. That’s why more than 600 lawsuits have been filed already against Glaxo, claiming negligence in its manufacture of this dangerous and defective drug.
One Paxil side effects lawsuit involved a Pennsylvania couple whose son was born with heart problems after his mother took Paxil during pregnancy as an antidepressant. The boy survived, but required several surgery. In October of 2009, a jury in Philadelphia awarded the couple $2.5 million in compensatory damages in their Paxil defective drug lawsuit.
As a result of Paxil side effects injuries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed public health advisories on the defective drug. In fact, the FDA recently strengthened the warning to consumers that it placed on Paxil’s label. Yet the drug continues to be sold, and the number of victims continues to mount.
What can you do about Paxil side effects injuries such as birth defects? You can engage an experienced and knowledgeable defective drugs attorney to fight for your rights on your behalf. A Paxil birth defect lawyer or Paxil side effects lawyer can gain financial compensation for your family’s medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering.
Notify a defective drugs lawyer or Paxil side effects attorney today and get legal help for your Paxil birth defect claim in any of America’s 50 states. Pharmaceutical giants which make billions of dollars in profits cannot be allowed to inflict harm on innocent Americans due to their negligence in manufacturing and selling defective drugs.
Jim S. Adler & Associates has been helping people in Texas since 1973 as a personal injury law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm offers a free case review and represents Paxil side effects victims, victims of auto, car, SUV, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents, as well as other defective drug victims.