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Birth Defects Associated With Prozac®Prozac (fluoxetine) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1988 for the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks.
We represent hundreds of families across the nation whose babies were born with birth defects after the mother took an antidepressant during pregnancy. Mothers who have taken antidepressants such as Prozac during their pregnancy because they thought it was safe have given birth to babies with birth defects ranging from cleft lip to life-threatening congenital heart defects and, in some cases, the babies have been required to get full heart transplants. Our legal team consists of 10 attorneys from two prestigious law firms who have more experience handling antidepressant birth defect cases than any other firm in the country. Through our litigation and consultation with medical experts, we are establishing the link between Prozac and the following congenital defects and/or conditions:
If you have taken Prozac while pregnant and given birth to a child with a serious birth defect, you may be entitled to compensation. Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman and Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. are recognized preeminent plaintiff firms in the forefront of antidepressant litigation. Our attorneys have successfully handled over 3,000 SSRI-antidepressant cases in the past two decades. Both firms have many years of experience handling pharmaceutical product liability, mass tort litigation and consumer class actions against major drug companies. Please contact our firm if your baby was born with a birth defect and you took an antidepressant like Prozac during your pregnancy. |
