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SSRIs still considered risky during pregnancy
Scientists are currently debating whether there is a link between a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and the risk of suicidal ideation and behavior, a problem identified shortly after the highly prescribed drugs hit the
FDA won’t issue stronger warnings on SSRI use during pregnancy
New studies suggest use of antidepressants during pregnancy may contribute to an increased risk of heart defects in newborns, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is too soon to issue any specific warnings about that risk.
Paxil lawsuits have cost drug maker $1 billion
About $1 billion has been paid out by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to resolve “failure to warn” lawsuits over its popular antidepressant Paxil. The lawsuits include cases of birth defects, suicides, and addiction allegedly caused by the medication.
Study links SSRIs to preterm delivery and birth complications
Pregnant women who take certain types of antidepressants are at greater risk for preterm delivery or other birth complications, according to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The findings add more fuel to the argument
Widely used SSRIs raise concerns of birth defects
According to a recent study, nearly 75 percent of all antidepressants were prescribed to patients without documented psychiatric conditions by non-psychiatrists in 2007, raising a host of concerns including the potential for patients to suffer serious side effects from the
SSRIs, especially Paxil, dangerous to unborn babies
Depression is a serious condition and affects about 10 to 20 percent of pregnant women. One of the most common treatments are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. At one time, the safety of SSRIs treatment during pregnancy and potential
Mothers-to-be should weigh risks of antidepressants during pregnancy
Years ago, it was thought that pregnancy protected women from depression, but researchers have since learned that being pregnant and recent childbirth may actually contribute to a woman’s depression, filling her with a range of emotions that make dealing with
Child is helpless victim of mother’s use of Paxil during pregnancy
Christine K’s newborn baby spent her first four days of life hooked up to tubes in an incubator at a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, a helpless victim of her mother’s longtime use of antidepressants prior to and for the
ACOG Issues Opinion on SSRI Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
Washington, DC — The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of depression during pregnancy should be individualized based on their respective risks and benefits, according to a new Committee Opinion issued
First Paxil birth defect lawsuit filed
The parents of 2-year-old Eric Jackson have filed the first lawsuit claiming that use of the antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy caused birth defects in their won.
