Robert D. Rowland

Paxil Safety Risk

SAFETY ALERT: FDA Paxil Birth Defect Warning

In 2005, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert regarding Paxil (paroxetine), an antidepressant medication that has been prescribed since 1992 for depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders.

The FDA warned patients and doctors of the possible link between Paxil and heart valve defects in infants. When Paxil is taken during pregnancy, it may cause atrial septal and ventricular septal defects (ASD or VSD) in babies. These defects are holes in between the chambers of the heart that are supposed to be separated. The hole allows some of the blood to flow in the wrong direction. These heart defects often require multiple surgeries at an early age.

Before prescribing Paxil or other anti-depressants, health care professionals should warn patients of childbearing age about the potential hazard to the fetus if a woman becomes pregnant while using the drug.

If you or a loved one has a child with heart defects and the mother may have been on antidepressants, please contact us.

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