Those who suffered from serious side effects, after taking or when they’ve taken Paxil should seek full compensation. Paxil is a powerful antidepressant medication. It has serious side effects. If you have fallen prey, you may be eligible to sue them against health damages, especially if they did not warn you about the drug’s potential dangers and risks.
With all the hype and controversy going around about the side effects of such antidepressant medication, it is time to know more about it and to realize why a lot of people have stepped up and decided to seek compensation. It is good to try to learn more about common side effects of Paxil. You also need to know if manufacturers and physicians warned their patients about these side effects.
Around 600 of all lawsuits against the manufacturer of the drug have been about the medication causing child birth defects. Several scientific studies in the US and other parts of the world have shown that the intake of this medication by pregnant women puts the fetus at higher risk of malformations and cardiovascular malformations, in particular.
These findings were officially confirmed by “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists”. When the manufacturer did not issue specific warnings about the possible risks and dangers of the drug after its release on the market, the parents of children who were born with birth defects which was a result of taking the drug have now sought compensation.
Though it may still be hard for the plaintiff’s Paxil lawyer to actually prove anything in court about such birth defects from use of the respective medication, it is up to your lawyer to present enough evidence. He should be able to prove that the drug can cause malformations to your child. When this is successful, you can win the Paxil lawsuit. You will then get compensation. One case against the antidepressant drug manufacturer mentioned a family where the child suffering from serious malformations was actually given 2.5 million dollars as compensation.
There have been several scientific studies which concluded that most antidepressant medications do promote suicidal thoughts ad well as suicidal behavior. For this reason, the FDA now requires drugs like Paxil to provide a black box warning with regards to the possible risk of suicide. These should be placed on their labels. Then again, this was only recently introduced. There was even an instance where one manufacturer actually added a suicide warning on the drug’s label back in year 2006. This was after the drug has been introduced on the market for about 14 years.
For the families of suicide victims, you need to act now and file for Paxil lawsuits as well. You need to seek out compensation against these manufacturers. Several scientific studies also concluded how this antidepressant medication can promote suicidal thoughts as well as suicidal behavior. The manufacturer also added a suicide warning on the drug’s label last 2006 after it has been out on the shelves of drugstores for 14 years and counting. Due to these factors, a lot of the relatives of these suicide victims and patients as well as those who tried to commit suicide have started filing Paxil lawsuit.
The relatives of a man who shot his family and then himself when taking such a drug were compensated with 6.4 million dollars back in 2001. However, it should be taken into account that it is fairly difficult to prove that a person, who has been suffering from a psychological condition characterized by suicidal thoughts and behavior, has got them due to taking an antidepressant.
For patients who have or are still experiencing serious health damaging side effect, like memory loss, they can also take legal action. They can file a lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturer. However, there is a slim chance they can get a large compensation. As a matter of fact, they may not get any compensation at all. For these cases, you need an experienced lawyer who will be able to provide you with the best estimate, specifically about the chances of actually winning in court.
According to statistics, Paxil manufacturer has already paid out more than billions of dollars of compensations. Up to now, these cases are still being individually evaluated. Thus, compensation can vary varies seriously. This is usually the case from one Paxil lawsuit to another.
Know if you have a chance in winning against the manufacturer of the drug by filing a Paxil Lawsuit. With the use a free compensation evaluation form, you can find out if you can get compensation for Paxil Birth Defects.