Paxil News
Drugmaker to pay $3 billion to settle Avandia, Paxil lawsuits
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay more than $3 billion to settle a range of allegations related to its products. The company manufactures the popular antidepressant Paxil as well as the diabetes drug Avandia. More »
Study confirms link between autism and antidepressants
A new study has found that exposure to certain antidepressants before birth increases a child’s risk of being born with autism. The National Institute of Mental Health study found that rats exposed to a type of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during development were much more likely to show signs of autism. More »
Study uncovers link between Paxil, Zoloft and autism
A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has uncovered evidence linking antidepressants such as Paxil and Zoloft to an increased risk of autism. The study found that women who used a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—which includes the two drugs—were more likely to give birth to a child with autism spectrum disorders. More »
Lawsuit alleges Paxil maker failed to warn of birth defects risks
A lawsuit filed against the U.K.’s largest drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has alleged that the company failed to properly warn consumers that its antidepressant drug Paxil could cause birth defects. The family of Anna Blyth alleges that their daughter’s birth defects were caused by her mother’s use of Paxil during pregnancy. The lawsuit also alleges that GSK knew as early as the 1980s that the antidepressant drug may be linked with an increased risk of birth defects. More »
FDA issues Paxil birth defects warning
In September 2005, the Food and Drug Administration warned that Paxil can double the risk of birth defects in children whose mothers took the antidepressant during the first trimester of pregnancy. The FDA stated that the Paxil warning label has been updated with information about the risks of taking the antidepressant during pregnancy. More »
Paxil Birth Defects Lawyers Site Offers News And Information About Antidepressant Heart Defects
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, Paxil Birth Defects Lawyers (http://www.paxilbirthdefectslawyers.com/). The site will serve as an information resource for the parents and families of children born with birth defects linked to their mothers’ use of Paxil during pregnancy. More »
Japan sees an increase in suicide among Paxil users
A Japanese health official says that cases involving suicide or suicidal behavior among patients taking Paxil were 13 times higher last year than in the previous year. The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare says that approximately 920,000 people in Japan suffered from depression during 2005.
Studies link SSRIs and birth defects
Babies born to women who take antidepressant during the first trimester of pregnancy face an increased risk of several types of birth defects, two new studies have found. The studies examined whether babies born with birth defects were more likely to have been born to mothers who took antidepressants.
FDA calls for expanded SSRI suicide warning
Federal health officials are calling for new labels that would warn of the link between antidepressants and suicide in young adults. The Food and Drug Administration says that younger patients beginning treatment on antidepressants need to be warned that they can cause suicidal thoughts or behavior.
Paxil withdrawal symptoms torment users
He was a recent college graduate in 2000 when he decided that anxiety was holding him down. So Robert Nishiyama went to his physician and was prescribed Paxil, an antidepressant.