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Educating about the dangers of Antidepressant Medications
Mass. group sues Paxil drugmaker By Ellen Barry Globe Staff A group of Massachusetts plaintiffs filed a class-action suit earlier this month against the maker of the blockbuster antidepressant Paxil, alleging that withdrawal from the drug brought on such ill effects as nausea, sweating, agitation, tremors, insomnia, dizziness, and the sensation of electric ”zaps” in…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Judge: Paxil ads can’t say it isn’t habit-forming LOS ANGELES (AP) A federal judge ordered the maker of the popular anti-depressant Paxil to stop all television commercials nationwide that say the drug is not habit-forming. Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation…
Donald Schell vs. SmithKline Beecham Glaxo Raises White Flag, Settles Paxil Trial Appeal, and Pays Up Rick Giombetti In a bombshell comparable to the recent belated revelation of the disaster that hormone replacement therapy has been, I have learned that Paxil manufacturer Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GSK) has secretly settled its appeal of the ruling in the Paxil…
Lilly faces another Prozac lawsuit
Tennessee widow says husband hanged himself 13 days after drug was prescribed.
Healy vs. University of Toronto Scientist stands by views of drugs after settling lawsuit with U of T A prominent British psychiatrist who found his offer of a post at a University of Toronto teaching hospital rescinded after he criticized a popular form of antidepressants says he stands by his controversial view of the drugs…
Hassett vs. Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) Man Claims he Became Psychotic on Accutane Luke Hassett, 22, who was diagnosed as being a paranoid schizophrenic after taking Roaccutane, is to sue Leeds General Infirmary and the clinician who prescribed him the drug. Hassett vs. Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) 4/29/2002 Man Claims he Became Psychotic on Accutane…
Culberson vs. Pfizer Jury: Pfizer Drug Did Not Cause Woman’s Death Reuters A jury on Monday found that the prescription drug Rezulin did not contribute to the death of a diabetic woman who died in January 2000, Pfizer Inc., whose subsidiary Warner-Lambert made the drug, said. Culberson vs. Pfizer 12/17/2001 Jury: Pfizer Drug Did Not…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Anti-depressant ‘addicts’ threaten legal case Sarah Boseley, Health Editor The Guardian (UK) More than 60 people in Britain who say they have become hooked on the anti-depressant Seroxat – a drug in the Prozac class – are exploring the possibility of legal action against the…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Suit: Antidepressant is Addictive A lawsuit contends the manufacturer of the popular anti-depressant Paxil concealed evidence that the drug can be addictive Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation 8/25/2001 Suit: Antidepressant is Addictive http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010825/us/paxil_suit_1.html To learn more, go to http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com A…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Victims File Lawsuit over Severe Withdrawal Reactions from the Antidepressant–PaxilFirst Class Action of its Kind Against an Antidepressant Maker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 950 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Contact: Robin McCall, Media Relations Day: (800) 827-0087…