Articles in Psych meds
Paxil, Pregnancy and Birth Defects: Litigation Update
Bloomberg News has reported that GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of the antidepressant prescription drug Paxil, has entered into settlements with nearly 200 families for a total of $1 billion. The families charged in lawsuits that Paxil caused birth defects.
Antipsychotics Cause Weight Gain in Kids
Antipsychotic drugs widely used in children caused youths to gain as much as 19 pounds on average after just 11 weeks on the medications
Parents fight use of new psychiatric medications for kids
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a powerful and disturbing story today on the dangers of newly approved psychiatric medications that are harming and even killing children: as these drugs and sad tales of their effects proliferate, more parents are fighting back.
