One of the worst things a family can learn upon the birth of a newborn baby is that the infant child suffers from a birth defect, especially when it impacts the brain, heart, lungs or other vital organs. Yet many families have heard this news, and for the same reason: The expectant mother took Paxil during pregnancy to fight depression.
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Paxil has been found to be a defective drug. And if a woman takes Paxil during her first trimester or three months of pregnancy, the dangers to her unborn baby become magnified. In fact, there are dozens of potential birth defect injuries caused by Paxil, including cleft lip or cleft palate, an abdominal hernia, a heart murmur, a clubbed foot or many other injuries to the heart, lungs, limbs, urinary tract or spinal column.
Many of these Paxil birth defects can necessitate that the child has surgery or surgeries, which can be painful and costly. But that cost need not be borne alone by the innocent family afflicted by a defective drug. Instead, families can pursue a defective drug lawsuit launched toward GSK, or GlaxoSmithKline, a British-based pharmaceutical giant which manufactures Paxil.
Based in Britain, GSK has reaped billions of dollars in profits via its defective drug, Paxil. And it did so while aware that many harmful Paxil side effects were afflicting many who were exposed to the drug – even newborn infants.
For pregnant women suffering depression, relief must come, but perhaps the worst way to achieve it is to inflict a heart, lung or brain defect on an unborn child in the process. Such tragedies happen when expectant mothers take Paxil, which can cause such heart injuries as Heart Murmur, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ventricular Septal Defect and Aortic Insufficiency.
It also can offer help in pursuing a Paxil lawsuit or defective drug lawsuit due to such Paxil birth defects as Spina Bifida, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension or Aortic Insufficiency. These birth defects can spur a Paxil lawsuit versus GSK claiming negligence on its part in the manufacture and sale of the defective drug.
Fortunately for victims, GSK has given indication that it may settle such lawsuits out of court rather than engage in lengthy and costly court proceedings. But regardless, experienced defective drug lawyers stand ready to assist injured Americans with a Paxil lawsuit pressed by the national attorney service of Lawyer Paxil.com.
Such a Paxil lawsuit can claim economic recovery for a family’s medical expenses due to a Paxil birth defect, as well as for the family’s pain and suffering due to Paxil. But for this to occur, a family should alert LawyerPaxil.com to seek help, either via its information-packed website at www.lawyerpaxil.com or by calling 1-800-344-9966 to speak to a legal representative.