28 results

• Lexapro Heart Rhythm Problems Draw New Warnings in Canada

  May 7, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Health Canada has announced new warnings about a dose-related risk of abdnormal hearth rhythms from Lexapro, which is marketed as...

• SSRI Antidepressants Do More Harm Than Good: Study

  April 27, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  A new study raises serious questions about the wide-spread use of SSRI antidepressants, which include popular medications like Paxil, Zoloft...

• Antidepressant Pregnancy Risks Include High Blood Pressure: Study

  March 23, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The use of a popular class of antidepressants, which includes Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft, could put pregnant women at risk...

• Lexapro Lawsuits Filed For Children Born With Birth Defects

  February 24, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Three women have filed a product liability lawsuit against Forest Laboratories over birth defects from Lexapro, an antidepressant that each...

• SSRI Antidepressants in Pregnancy Linked to PPHN Birth Defect: Study

  January 16, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A new study by Swedish researchers has found an association between pregnancy use of SSRI antidepressants and persistent pulmonary hypertension...

• FDA Backs Off Link Between SSRI Antidepressant and PPHN Birth Defects

  December 15, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal health regulators have previously warned that the use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy may cause a rare heart and...

• Antidepressant and Blood Thinner Combo May Increase Risk for Bleeding

  September 28, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Some antidepressants could increase the risk of serious and potentially life-threatening bleeding among patients taking Plavix, aspirin and other anti-clotting...

• FDA Warns About Nervous System Reactions from Zyvox, Methylene Blue

  July 27, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug regulators are warning that there is a risk of serious central nervous system reactions when the drugs Zyvox...