Currently the skilled St. Louis personal injury attorneys at Meyerkord & Kurth are representing families affected by taking Zofran while pregnant. Furthermore, the use of Zofran while pregnant can lead to babies being born with congenital heart defects, and facial abnormalities such as cleft lip and palate. Although the use of Zofran is used…
There is a new drug that is causing a stir in the legal community, and it’s the popular anti-nausea drug, Zofran. The drug is typically used for treatment of nausea in cancer patients receiving treatment, or people who have recently had surgery, yet sometimes it is prescribed to help with morning sickness in pregnant…
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug used to help cancer patients receiving treatments, and those who have recently had surgery. Furthermore, the FDA has not approved the use of Zofran for pregnant women, but the makers, GlaxoSmithKline have marketed the drug as such. Sadly, many women who have been taking Zofran for morning sickness are…
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug used to treat patients receiving chemotherapy, radiation, or those who have recently had surgery. In addition, Zofran is made by GlaxoSmithKline, and has not been approved by the FDA for use in pregnant women. Currently, the drug is placed in category B for safeness during pregnancy. Yet, sadly GSK…
Although the FDA for use does not approve the anti-nausea drug, Zofran for use during pregnancy, the manufacturers of the popular drug has marketed it as such. As a result, many women are unknowingly taking Zofran while pregnant, and the results are damaging. Many of these babies are being born with life-altering birth defects…
Morning sickness can be one of the worst feelings during pregnancy, yet it is far more tolerable than taking a medication that could harm your unborn baby. Furthermore, many physicians have prescribed Zofran to their pregnant patients to help them with nausea. Typically, Zofran is reserved for use in cancer patients that are receiving…
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug used to help those who have just had surgery, as well as cancer patients that are receiving chemotherapy and radiation. Likewise, although the Food and Drug Administration has not approved Zofran for use during pregnancy (it is placed in category B for safeness), it was negligently marketed as such…
Morning sickness is one of the many undesired side effects of pregnancy, yet many women suffer through it without the assistance of any medication. Yet for the few that suffer from severe morning sickness, medication may be needed. For instance, some physicians have been prescribing Zofran to their pregnant patients, and as a result…
If you or someone you know is currently taking Zofran while pregnant, please consider the risks. Furthermore, Zofran is an anti-nausea medicine mainly used for those who had recently had surgery, or are currently receiving cancer treatments. In addition, although the FDA has not approved Zofran as safe for use in pregnant women, that…
Zofran is a popular drug used to block chemicals in the body that cause nausea and vomiting. Likewise, during pregnancy many women will try anything to stop their morning sickness. Sadly, when some pregnant women have been prescribed Zofran to ease their morning sickness, they were unknowingly increasing their likelihood of exposing their child…