Tagged as: birth defects
Alabama Parents Sue Pharmaceutical Company For Heart Problems Linked To Zofran
In 1991, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zofran to treat the most severe kind of nausea. The drug was meant for cancer patients who required chemotherapy or radiation therapy.GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Zofran, made the decision to engage ...
Arkansas Family Files Against Zofran For Cleft Palate And Clubfoot Defects
An Arkansas mother named Jody Huffmaster has joined the ranks of more than 60 parents fighting against Zofran.During her pregnancy, Huffmaster took Zofran to treat symptoms of morning sickness. The anti-nausea drug, originally approved for cancer patie...
Mother Seeks Justice For Son’s Heart And Lung Problems Caused By Zofran
Health professionals estimate 90 percent of pregnant women experience symptoms of nausea or vomiting. Kelly Blumenthal was no different.During the early stages of her pregnancy, Blumenthal began using a generic version of the off-label morning sickness...
Massachusetts Takes On All Zofran Cases
Zofran, an anti-nausea drug that may have been misprescribed to treat pregnant women, can cause severe and debilitating birth defects. Children exposed to Zofran can suffer from heart problems, cleft lips/palates and craniosynostosis.Mothers who took Z...
Extreme Morning Sickness Is A Serious Condition
Dealing with morning sickness is an expected part of having a baby. About 70 to 80 percent of women experience mild morning sickness during pregnancy.But there's another kind of morning sickness that it is not often publicized. Hyperemesis gravidarum i...
Anti-Nausea Drug Zofran Linked To Birth Defects
Zofran has been approved for the most severe cases of nausea, but GlaxoSmithKline has promoted it as a treatment for morning sickness to increase its popularity and profits.The misuse has reportedly caused birth defects in newborns, which led many moth...