With so many drugs on the market today – sold over the over counter or through the prescriptions written by doctors – consumers have to sort through all the information about each of the medications they may choose to take. While consumers may not receive all the information they need to know from the drug companies, in many cases, attorneys are working within the legal system to ensure that all of the information regarding particular drugs is given to the public; such is the case with Paxil®.

Paxil® is part of a family of drugs that has been enormously successful in treating depression and anxiety. In most cases, users have been able to significantly better their lives through the taking of such medications, with little to no side effects. But in the case of pregnancy, the ramifications of Paxil® use changes considerably. It has been shown that women who continue to take Paxil® throughout their pregnancies are subject to a higher than average incidence of PPHN – or Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborn.

PPHN affects newborn babies and their ability to pump their own blood to their lungs. Of course without the blood going to the lungs it is unable to be oxygenated as it should be; the resulting conditions can have terrible implications for the baby and can even result in death.

Paxil® attorneys in California, however, are working to make sure that as much information is known about PPHN as possible so that the public can make their own decisions grounded in fact.

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