Topic
Paxil
19 published works
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2002 – Babies exposed to Paxil before birth 10 times more likely to have adverse birth outcome
By Jared Fink
A 2002 piece published by A.M. Costei and a team of medical researchers from Toronto in the medical journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine tited “Perinatal outcome following third…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2012 – American Family Physician: “Paroxetine Use Should Be Avoided During Pregnancy”
By Jared Fink
Published on April 15th, 2012, an important letter to the editor of American Family Physician was sent by Dr. Brian Budenholzer that cautioned against Paxil use during pregnancy. (Accordingly, his…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2005 – Study finds Paxil associated with neonatal withdrawal syndrome
By Jared Fink
There is an ongoing debate in the medical community whether or not selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have fetus damaging capabilities and can cause major congenital malformations for exposed offspring in…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2007 – Paxil, SSRIs associated with risk for fetal malformations
By Jared Fink
Paroxetine (marketed under the brand name “Paxil”) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) commonly prescribed to treat women suffering from depression during pregnancy. Many warnings have been issued against…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Study Shows: Paxil Associated with Increased Risk for PPHN
By Jared Fink
In 2009, Marco Tuccori, PharroD, et al. published a report titled "Safety Concerns Associated With the Use of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Other Serotonergic/Noradrenergic Antidepressants During Pregnancy: A Review" in…
Litigation & Trial
Five Case Selection Tips For New Plaintiff’s Lawyers
[Update, March 21, 2013: Eric Turkewitz chimes in with his 10 Signs The New Matter is a Dog (Before you even consider the merits). I am more tolerant of #1,…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Paxil Linked to Birth Defects
By Jared Fink
In 2007, medical researchers J. Alexander Cole et al. published a report on the increased likelihood of congenital malformations in infants whose mothers used Paxil® (paroxetine) during pregnancy and found…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Paxil Tied to Birth Defects
In 2006, a research study by Bérard et al., a Canadian research team, titled “First Trimester Exposure to Paroxetine and Risk of Cardiac Malformations in Infants: The Importance of Dosage”…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Use of SSRIs during Pregnancy Doubles Risk of PPHN
A recent study published in the British Journal of Medicine has investigated the connection between maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs (SSRIs) such as Zoloft®, Paxil®, Prozac®, Celexa®,…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid atresia is a congenital (from birth) heart defect recently linked to maternal use of Paxil® during pregnancy.[1] Paxil® is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), a new type of antidepressant…