Was your baby born with a birth defect due to the use of Prozac while you were Pregnant?
For women who are not carrying a child in their womb, Prozac seems to be safe enough to take, with minimal side effects. However; pregnant women who take this medication have found out the hard way. Taking Prozac can harm their infant child. Many cases have evolved, relating Prozac and childbirth to serious heart and lung problems in newborns. The medical conditions are called PPHN and congenital heart failure. Newly born babies will also have withdrawals from medications mothers took.
Prozac hit the pharmaceutical market around 1998, and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Another name for Prozac is Fluoxetine, and it is in the family of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, otherwise abbreviated as SSRIs. Prozac is often used as an anti-depressant.
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Were studies performed on Prozac before it hit the pharmaceutical market?
The FDA approved Prozac in the late 80s. Previous medical studies had not been distributed to the public at that time. Alternatively, studies were performed on these anti-depressant two years before the FDA approved the drug for sale in the pharmaceutical market. These results were displayed in the New England Journal of Medicine. The evaluation of the drug showed that women who took Prozac while they were pregnant had twice the likelihood of having a baby born with three or greater mild defects.
Studies performed in 2005 showed that mothers who took Prozac in the first trimester of their pregnancy would more than likely have a newborn baby with a moderate to a severe heart problem. Was your baby was born with serious side effects or birth defects, like PPHN or congenital heart disease? You could have a claim against the manufacturer of Prozac. Contact Goldberg & Osborne for assistance with your case.
Each state has a time limit as to when a person can file a claim for birth defects or birth injuries from using Prozac during pregnancy. Call today, as time might be running out for you.
Please fill out our brief online form and submit it or feel free to call us at 1-800-THE-EAGLE. Once your form has been received and reviewed, someone will contact you. At that time, we will go over additional information required to confirm your case. You will then be assigned an attorney that specializes in personal birth defects and injuries.
