The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent children throughout the United States who are pursuing compensation through a Zoloft lawsuit for birth defects and malformations caused by exposure to the medication while their mother was pregnant. Although Pfizer, the manufacturer of the popular antidepressant, has known or should have… Read more.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent children throughout the United States who are pursuing a PPHN lawsuit after they were born with a rare condition known as persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (PPHN) after their mother was given Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac or another SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy. A… Read more.
The drug-induced birth defect lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are now investigating potential claims for children born with malformations or other health problems that may have been caused by the mother’s use of the yeast infection and meningitis drug Diflucan during pregnancy. All claims are being reviewed under a… Read more.
According to allegations raised in a number of recent Depakote lawsuits being pursued for children born with spina bifida and other congential malformations, Abbott Laboratories has known or should have known about the risks associated with their anti-epileptic medication for years, yet failed to warn women or the medical community… Read more.
The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are providing free consultations and claim evaluations for individuals who suspect that their child may be entitled to compensation through a Zoloft lawsuit after suffering a birth defect that could have been caused by exposure to the popular antidepressant during pregnancy…. Read more.
Earlier this month the FDA required the makers of Topamax and generic topiramate to update their warning label about the risks associated with use of the epilepsy drug during pregnancy, which could cause children to be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate from Topamax. However, it appears that… Read more.
Nearly three years after our lawyers first wrote on this blog about the potential risk of cleft lip and cleft palate from Topamax side effects, the FDA has announced that new warnings will be added to the antiseizure and migraine medication. The Topamax lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are… Read more.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been reviewing potential Depakote lawsuits for children born to mothers who were given the epilepsy drug during pregnancy, as the medication has been linked to major birth defects like spina bifida, cleft palate, malformations and other problems. Recent research highlights the… Read more.
UPDATE 3/7/2011: The FDA has changed Topamax’s classification from a Pregnancy Category C drug to a Category D drug, warning about the risk of Topamax birth defects, such as cleft palate and cleft lip. The use of Topamax during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of birth defects,… Read more.
According to a new study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with lower fetal age and an increased risk of preterm birth . Researchers found that depression alone, without use of antidepressants, did not adversely impact the… Read more.
