Moms File Lexapro Birth Defect Lawsuits

3 Moms File Lexapro Birth Defect Lawsuits

Lawsuits Alleging The Drug Caused Birth Defects Taken By Pregnant Women. The makers of Lexapro have been named in three lawsuits alleging the drug caused birth defects when taken by pregnant women. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits are mothers, all of whom took Lexapro while pregnant and gave birth to a child with a congenital defect. […]

Studies Have Linked SSRI With Serious Birth Defects

A growing number of studies have linked Lexapro other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant use in pregnancy with serious birth defects, including persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (PPHN), heart defects, lung defects, abdominal defects, cranial defects and other malformations.

GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Paxil, has been named in more than 800 lawsuits alleging that SSRI caused birth defects, while Pfizer faces more than 50 birth defect lawsuits over its SSRI, Zoloft.

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