Birth Defects from Lexapro Escitalopram, Birth Defects with Anti-Depressant

If you were pregnant and took the anti-depressant Lexapro (also known as Escitalopram) and your baby was born with a birth defect, you could be eligible for compensation for you and your baby. Please contact our attorneys focusing on birth defects from Lexapro for a free evaluation. Our Houston law firm is handling nationwide cases. Please fill out our free evaluation form or give us a call at 713-400-1040 to speak to a Lexapro lawyer.

What is Lexapro?

Lexapro (Escitalopram) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Lexapro is an anti-depressant and is prescribed to patients with various levels of anxiety or depression. Most common treatments for Lexapro include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

Recent scientific studies have shown that Lexapro increases the risk of birth defects when taken before or during pregnancy. These birth defects include life threatening heart defects such as Septal as well as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).

History of Lexapro

In the United States, Forest Laboratories manufacturers and markets the drug Lexapro. It failed to warn of the potential birth defects this drug can cause. As of early 2011, the Lexapro prescription warning label does not include information regarding an increased risk of birth defects for women taking the drug during pregnancy.

Many people don’t realize that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) does not perform tests on pharmaceutical drugs. Because of this, drug companies have a duty to disclose all of the risks known about the drug they are marketing.

Possible Lexapro Birth Defects

Congenital Heart Defects
Septal defect (Hole in the heart wall)
Heart Valve Defects
Neural Tube Defects (Spina bifida)
Pulmonary Hypertension
Coarctation of the Aorta (Narrowing of aorta)
Pulmonary Atresia (Heart valve not formed properly)
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Abdominal Defects
Cranial Defects (Skull deformities)
Transposition of the great arteries
Tetralogy of Fallot
Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
Club foot or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV)

If you or someone you know took Lexapro while pregnant and had a baby with a birth defect, please contact Aaronson and Rash PLLC to have a free case evaluation. Our Lexapro attorneys can be contacted at 713-400-1040 or by filling out the case evaluation form on this page.

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