Research Has Proven That Paxil Can Be A Cause Of Cleft Lip In Newborns
[Posted on Dec 14]
A significant number of children have been born with cleft lip and other deformities that were likely the result of their mother using the antidepressant Paxil during the early stages of the pregnancy. Cleft lip is one of many medical conditions that research has linked to Paxil use and why the FDA strongly warns against continued use of the medication once the patient is pregnant. Unfortunately, the dangers of Paxil use weren’t made public until over a decade after it hit the market. So while future incidences of these birth defects are much less likely, for many newborns, those warnings came too late.
If you have a child that was born with cleft lip or one of the other potential Paxil birth defects, then you may want to consider moving forward with a prescription drug lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug, GlaxoSmithKline. The company has faced numerous Paxil lawsuits in recent years and has often been forced to pay financial compensation to victims when it’s proven they were negligent in their failure to provide adequate warnings about the risks of Paxil.
Filing a Paxil lawsuit is rarely an easy process because there will be plenty of opposition as large pharmaceutical companies, like GlaxoSmithKline, employ high powered legal teams that specialize in defending against pharmaceutical lawsuits .You may even face some skepticism from those who feel that your lawsuit is merely an attempt to take advantage of the system for monetary gain. But the truth is, if your child needs treatment for cleft lip, which can include corrective surgery, then you could be facing medical bills that you cannot afford. Since your child’s condition could have been avoided if GlaxoSmithKline had warned that Paxil could lead to cleft lip, you should not have to suffer financially as a result.
To determine if you have grounds to file a Paxil lawsuit, you’ll want to speak with an attorney who can compare your circumstances to those of people that have been successful with similar pharmaceutical lawsuits in the past. The lawyers at the Law Offices of Chandler, Mathis, & Zivley, PC, have that kind of experience and can help guide you through the process should you decide to move forward with litigation. You’re entitled to a free case review with a Paxil lawyer from Chandler, Mathis, & Zivley who will give you an honest assessment about whether you should continue with the process of a prescription drug lawsuit.
