Posted November 4, 2011 by AboutLawsuits Public Citizen, a prominent consumer watchdog group, has indicate that the risk of bladder cancer from Actos is further proof that the diabetes drug needs to be removed from the market, and reinforces their earlier decision to place the drug on their “Do Not Use” list. The group has Full Article…
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Report: 11 percent of Americans take antidepressants
Posted October 24, 2011 by SCPR.org A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) finds that antidepressants are the drug of choice for adults in the U.S. The study says that 11 percent of Americans are taking Prozac, Paxil or another type of antidepressant. According to the report, antidepressants are the most common Full Article…
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Parents Claim Zoloft Caused Newborn’s Fatal Neural Tube Defect
Posted October 5, 2011 by Beasley Allen A Cleveland, Ohio, couple is suing the makers of the antidepressant Zoloft, alleging use of the drug during pregnancy caused their newborn baby to die shortly after birth from a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord. Susan and James Hodge filed the Zoloft lawsuit against Full Article…
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The Link Between Antidepressants and Autism
Posted October 7, 2011 by Hive Health From 1994 to 2005, the number of children in the United States taking part in special education programs for autism increased from 22,664 to 193,637. From 1996 to 2005, the number of Americans taking antidepressants nearly doubled to the point where ten percent of the population had a Full Article…
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Mom Says Taking Zoloft Killed Her Newborn
Posted October 4, 2011 by Court House News CLEVELAND (CN) – Parents claim the anti-depressant Zoloft caused their newborn son to die of anencephaly – lack of a great part of his brain – 18 hours after he was born, and that Pfizer, the world’s biggest drug company, covered up studies that documented the fatal Full Article…
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Zoloft Side Effects – Birth Defects in Detail
Posted September 26, 2011 by Carey & Danis Side effects from Zoloft, a brand name antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may cause life-altering and potentially life-threatening side effects / birth defects for newborns of women who took the drug during pregnancy. If your child has been harmed, contact Full Article…
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Zoloft Birth Defects and Other Possible SSRI Links Found
Posted August 9, 2011 on Zimbio A report entitled “First Trimester Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the Risk of Birth Defects” published in the New England Journal of Medicine had some startling figures to report. Zoloft birth defects and other congenital disorders possibly caused by these prescription drugs and their influence on developing Full Article…
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Study: American’s Use of Antidepressants On The Rise
Posted July 21, 2011 on USA Today Americans are popping more antidepressants than ever before to deal with everyday stress, and non-psychiatrists are increasingly willing to prescribe the drugs to patients with no mental health diagnosis, a new study finds. Antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Lexapro are now the third most widely prescribed group Full Article…
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Kansas to recieve $700K in Pharmaceutical Settlement
Posted August 4, 2011 by The Capital-Journal The state of Kansas will receive just more than $700,000 as its part of a multistate settlement of a lawsuit against two major pharmaceutical companies. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Kansas would receive $701,858 as part of the $40.75 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Full Article…
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Antidepressant use During Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Autism
Posted July 19, 2011 on InjuryBoard Women taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy have another risk to worry about, autism. A study recently published in the Archives of General Psychology suggests that mothers taking antidepressants like Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil may be increasing the risk of having a child born with autism. The study was foundered Full Article…
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