Marketed since 1992, the well known antidepressant drug Paxil has become known for severe Paxil side effects, including violent or even suicidal behavior by users. But it’s growing worse. Women who take Paxil during pregnancy may have their infant born with birth defects including injury to the lungs, brain, spinal column, heart and other vital organs.
Accountable for these Paxil side effects injuries is GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C., an English pharmaceutical giant which gained about $1 billion last years in sales of Paxil alone – sales which were only about 2 per cent of Glaxo’s total sales. However, as Glaxo made billions, many Americans suffered from disastrous Paxil side effects. And such suffering must end.
One way to stop Paxil side effects such as potentially debilitating if not deadly birth defects is to send a loud and clear message to the negligent manufacturer that this will not be tolerated. That’s why more than 600 lawsuits have been filed already against Glaxo, claiming negligence in its manufacture of this dangerous and defective drug.
Among such lawsuits was one by Pennsylvania parents whose son was born with heart ailments after his mother took Paxil as an antidepressant during her pregnancy. The boy lived, but he did need several surgeries. That’s why a jury in Philadelphia, PA last fall awarded his parents $2.5 million in compensatory damages for their suffering from defective drug Paxil.
As a result of Paxil side effects injuries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed public health advisories on the defective drug. In fact, the FDA recently strengthened the warning to consumers that it placed on Paxil’s label. Yet the drug continues to be sold, and the number of victims continues to mount.
Can you do anything about Paxil birth defects and other Paxil side effects injuries? Definitely. You can notify an experienced defective drugs lawyer to fight for your rights in the legal realm. A Paxil birth defects attorney or Paxil side effects lawyer can seek fitting financial compensation for your family’s medical expenses, lost salary and pain and suffering.
Alert a defective drugs lawyer or Paxil side effects attorney promptly with the Bob Goldwater Law Firm, and you can get legal representation in your Paxil birth defect case in any of the 50 states. Pharmaceutical corporations that reap billions of dollars in profits can’t be allowed to harm innocent Americans via their negligence in creating and marketing their defective drugs.
Jim S. Adler & Associates is an established Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm offers a free case review and represents Paxil birth defect victims, victims of auto, car, SUV, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents, as well as other defective drug victims.