Diflucan Birth Defects Injury Lawsuits. If you were treated with Diflucan (fluconazole) during the first trimester of pregnancy and your child was born with a birth defect, the defective drug attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP would like to speak with you. High dose therapy with ‘Diflucan’ to treat life-threatening yeast and fungal infections during early […]
Diflucan Birth Defects Injury Lawsuits. If you were treated with Diflucan (fluconazole) during the first trimester of pregnancy and your child was born with a birth defect, the defective drug attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP would like to speak with you.
High dose therapy with ‘Diflucan’ to treat life-threatening yeast and fungal infections during early pregnancy has been associated with certain rare birth defects, including brachycephaly, facial abnormalities, abnormal skull cap development, cleft palate, thigh(femur) bowing, thin ribs and long bones, muscle weakness, joint defects, and congenital heart disease. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about Diflucan birth defects in August 2011, and moved high-dose versions of the drug into a more serious pregnancy risk category.
If your child was born with a congenital abnormality and you were treated with high-dose Diflucan while pregnant, you may be eligible to file a ‘Diflucan’ birth defect lawsuit. The Diflucan birth defect lawyers at Parker Waichman LLP are currently offering free lawsuit evaluations to all victims of this defective drug. To learn how our firm can help you and your child obtain compensation, we urge you to contact our ‘Diflucan’ birth defect lawyers today by completing our online form or call Parker Waichman LLP at 1-800-YOURLAWYER(1-800-968-7529).
Diflucan is used to treat vaginal yeast infections, in addition to yeast infections of the mouth, throat, esophagus and other organs. ‘Diflucan’ is also used to prevent yeast and fungal infections in patients being treated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy before bone marrow transplant, and is also used to treat meningitis caused by a certain type of fungus.
In August 2011, the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication warning that several case reports in the medical literature had linked chronic use of high-dose (400-800 mg/day) Diflucan to a rare and distinct set of birth defects in infants whose mothers were treated with the drug during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Four reports involved maternal use of chronic high-dose intravenous ‘Diflucan’ for coccidioidal meningitis, and one report involved a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive mother who received chronic high-dose oral fluconazole for a vaginal yeast infection. These reports prompted the FDA to move this ‘Diflucan’ indication from Pregnancy Category C to Pregnancy Category D. Pregnancy category D means there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on human data but the potential benefits from use of the drug in pregnant women with serious or life-threatening conditions may be acceptable despite its risks. The Pregnancy Category for 150 mg ‘Diflucan’ used to treat vaginal yeast infections was not changed, and remains Category C, the FDA said.
Birth defects possibly associated with high-dose Diflucan therapy include:
The personal injury attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP offer free, no-obligation case evaluations. For more information, fill out our online contact form or call 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529).
