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Lawyers will update judge about consolidated federal litigation involving hundreds of lawsuits claiming SSRI anti-depressant use allegedly caused birth defects. Free consultations about legal options are now available to consumers. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/zoloft.html Resource4thePeople today announced it is providing consumers its latest update about consolidated federal lawsuits* involving allegations that the use of Zoloft or...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from the Ann Arbor Veterans Health Administration (VA) Healthcare System and the University of Michigan reveals the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) warning that high doses of citalopram, also known as Celexa, can cause potentially serious abnormal heart rhythms might be doing more harm than good. The FDA attached a warning to the antidepressant in 2011, based on data linking higher doses of the drug to...

Legal advice available for patients who used Prozac and other SSRI antidepressants that allegedly caused infants to suffer persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, other birth defects San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 06, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/prozac.html Resource4thePeople announced today that it is providing free consultations with attorneys for families who may have infants suffering from birth defects as a result of the use of Prozac or other SSRI...

Legal advice offered while judge overseeing consolidated federal cases moves toward selecting bellwether cases San Diego CA (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/SSRI-Birth-Defects.html Resource4thePeople announced today that it is providing referrals to free consultations with attorneys for victims who may have suffered serious side effects from the use of Zoloft and other anti-depressants classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Some antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have been found to pose a small but serious risk on users’ hearts, according to new research. These drugs, which include citalopram and escitalopram, have been found to trigger a disturbance in QT interval (the duration of electrical activity of the heart muscle) heart rhythms. The research, published today in the British Medical Journal, supports...

MUMBAI, India and BALTIMORE, Maryland, September 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharma major, Lupin Ltd., announced today that its subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively, Lupin) has received final approval for its Escitalopram Tablets (Escitalopram oxalate) 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg, from the United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Forest Laboratories, Inc.'s (Forest) Lexapro Tablets, 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg. Lupin's...

A new study, published in a recent edition of the journal Menopause, has discovered that combining massage with aromatherapy can be an effective way in reducing the symptoms of menopause. The study, which was conducted by researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and is included in the April 30 of the journal, looked at treatments received by 90 women who entered a "menopausal clinic" at a women's hospital in the Iranian capital, Reuters reporter Amy Norton wrote on Friday....

OTTAWA, May 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is informing Canadians of a labelling update for the prescription drug Cipralex (the brand name of the drug escitalopram) regarding a dose-related risk of abnormal heart rhythms. Cipralex is used to treat depression and belongs to a family of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). Clinical trial data has shown that Cipralex can cause electrical changes in the heart known as QT interval prolongation. These...

The Barrera Law Firm, based in Harlingen, TX, is assisting Texas children who were born with birth defects allegedly due to mothers taking an antidepressant such as Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor and Celexa during pregnancy. Harlingen, TX (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 The Barrera Law Firm, based in Harlingen, TX, is assisting Texas children who were born with birth defects due to mothers taking an antidepressant such as Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor and...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Escitalopram Tablets USP, 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg, the first equivalent product to Forest Laboratories' Lexapro®, which is used for acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).[1],[2] Mylan will market this product exclusively until the expiration of the pediatric...