- Shezad Malik MD JD | March 28, 2012 3:18 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Pfizer, faces at least 95 Zoloft lawsuits filed in 16 different federal district courts by families of children born with severe birth defects or malformations after being exposed to their...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | January 23, 2012 2:57 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, has filed a motion to consolidate all federal Zoloft birth defect lawsuits. Pfizer requested that they be centralized before one judge for pretrial litigation...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | January 15, 2012 9:58 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Problems With SSRIs
SSRIs are a widely prescribed class of drugs most often used as antidepressants to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Since September 2005, scientific information...
- Scott Kappes | July 19, 2011 3:50 PM | Houston, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
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...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | May 01, 2011 2:38 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor drugs are known as SSRI antidepressants.
Serious side effects are linked to the following antidepressants when taken while pregnant:
* Prozac®, *...
- Beth Janicek | April 15, 2010 7:23 PM | San Antonio, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A recent study has added to the debate on whether antidepressants increase the risk for suicide in adolescents. A long term study shows that there appears to be no difference among...
- Scott Kappes | July 08, 2008 1:34 PM | Houston, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A new study out of Spain has tied a popular class of
antidepressant medications, which includes Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, and Prozac,
to yet another dangerous side effect. The class known as...
- Scott Kappes | May 20, 2008 5:55 PM | Galveston Bay, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A new study has linked antidepressant use during pregnancy
to an increased risk of premature birth. Premature birth can be accompanied by
a slew of health problems for the newborn....