Zoloft, SSRI Antidepressants Side Effects May Lead To Birth & Heart Defects Lawsuits
Zoloft & SSRI's Linked To Birth Defects. Birth Defects linked to Zoloft, SSRI Antidepressant usage during pregnancy. Women who take SSRI antidepressants may face a greater chance of having a child with a birth defect. In 2005, a Danish study showed that infants exposed to SSRIs during the first trimester of pregnancy had a 60% higher … [Read more...]
Link between Zoloft and Birth Defects Identified
Potential Link between Zoloft and Birth Defects. A Pfizer report warning that Zoloft may be linked to birth defects may make it more difficult for the pharmaceutical company to dodge litigation, Bloomberg reports. The April 2014 document shows that Francesca Kolitsopoulous, who was an associate director in Pfizer's Worldwide … [Read more...]
Zoloft Was Among Top Selling Drugs in 2011
Knowing More About Zoloft Drug Zoloft was among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S. last year, this despite many concerns about its ability as an effective antidepressant drug and its link to dangerous side effects. According to a report this week from Houston Business Journal, Pfizer’s Zoloft and Xanax were among the … [Read more...]
Zoloft Class Action Lawsuit Filed
Zoloft Class Action Lawsuit. Pfizer has been hit with yet another Zoloft birth defect lawsuit, this time a class action filed by a group of mothers in St. Louis. The plaintiffs, who allege their use of Zoloft caused their child to be born with birth defects, are asking for more than $200,000 in actual damages from Pfizer, along with … [Read more...]
Pfizer Hit with Another Birth Defect Lawsuit
Another Pfizer Birth Defect Lawsuit. Zoloft birth defects lawsuits continue to pile up against Pfizer. Most recently, a woman from Chicago filed suit against the drug maker claiming her mother's us of Zoloft while pregnant caused her to be born with serious birth defects, including cleft palate and cleft lip, in 1991. Angela … [Read more...]
MDL for Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits
Zoloft Can Cause Birth Defects. A multidistrict litigation (MDL) could be on the horizon for dozens of Zoloft birth defect lawsuits currently pending in federal courts around the country. Pfizer Inc., the maker of the popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant, is seeking to have the Zoloft birth defect … [Read more...]
Pfizer Failed to Warn on Zoloft Birth Defects
Pfizer Failed To Warn About Zoloft Birth Defects. Pfizer has been named in another Zoloft birth defect lawsuit, this time by a couple in Louisiana. Terry and Nelda Rolling claim Nelda's use of Zoloft during pregnancy caused their child to be born with a congenital birth defect. Zoloft, known as selective serotonin reuptake … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Blames Pfizer for Birth Defects
Pfizer Zoloft Antidepressant Caused Birth Defects. A group of parents has filed suit in Illinois State Court claiming that Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft antidepressant caused birth defects in their children. All of the mothers named as plaintiffs in the Zoloft lawsuit claim they only took the drug during their pregnancies because of Pfizer's … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Revives Antidepressant Lawsuits
Antidepressant Lawsuits In State Courts. In the wake of last week’s Supreme Court decision that protected the rights of patients to sue drug makers for liability in state courts, two antidepressant lawsuits are receiving particular attention. Bloomberg News reports that Pfizer and a GlaxoSmithKline PLC unit are being blamed for not … [Read more...]
Published Antidepressant Studies Exaggerate Their Effectiveness
Published Antidepressant Studies. Antidepressants like Effexor, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Paxil, may not be as effective in treating symptoms of depression as once thought. That’s because studies done on many popular antidepressants have been skewed in a way that exaggerates their effectiveness In many cases, only research that … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Blames Zoloft for Teenager’s Suicide
Zoloft May Cause Suicidal Thoughts In Teenagers. A South Jordan couple on Tuesday accused pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. of negligence in their daughter's "tragic, maddening, wrongful death" for allegedly failing to warn doctors of a link between its antidepressant ‘Zoloft’ and teenage suicide. In a suit filed in U.S. District … [Read more...]
