SSRIs: Antidepressants are linked to birth abnormalities

Paroxetine

Paroxetine (marketed in the UK as Seroxat and in the US as Paxil) is an antidepressant that has been blamed for causing chronic hepatitis. The drug, m...

Pregnant women: - Another group being given dangerous drugs

The very young and pregnant women are two groups who should almost never be prescribed general pharmaceuticals. Trials have never been carried out to...

Pregnant women prescribed dangerous drugs

Women who are very young or pregnant are two population groups who should almost never be prescribed general pharmaceuticals. This is because trials h...

SSRIs: Pregnant women fear they will be forced to take danger drugs

A group of American mothers is fighting legislation that they say will force them to take SSRI antidepressant drugs such as Prozac even while they are...

Antibiotics cause birth defects, pregnant women warned

Some antibiotics can cause severe birth defects, pregnant women have been warned this week.

Elderly at greater risk with the new antidepressants

The new generation of antidepressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be more dangerous than their predecessors for th...