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...]
Zoloft, SSRI Antidepressants Side Effects May Lead To Birth & Heart Defects Lawsuits
SSRI Antidepressants Can Increase Patient’s Fear and Anxiety
For some of the millions of people worldwide who take selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to treat depression, the drug may actually increase the patient’s fear and anxiety. This family of widely prescribed drugs includes Prozac (fluoxetine) and Zoloft (sertraline). New research by a team from the University of North … [Read more...]
Potential Link between Zoloft and Birth Defects Identified in Pfizer Report
Zoloft Linked To 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 Safety Strategy unit's … [Read more...]
Pfizer Scientist Warned Company of Possible Link between Zoloft and Birth Defects
A report from the associate director in Pfizer’s Worldwide Safety Strategy unit warned company executives last year about a potential link between the anti-depressant drug Zoloft and birth defects. The report recommended changes to the medication’s warning label. The report, introduced as evidence last week in a Philadelphia trial, … [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...]
