Psychotropic Medications Linked To Birth Defects
Monday, September 6, 2010 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
Psychotropic medications - psychostimulants like Ritalin, antidepressants like Prozac and antipsychotics like Haldol - during pregnancy increase the probability of birth defects, according to a University of Copenhagen study. In Denmark, psychotropic medications were associated with 429 adverse drug reactions in Danish children between 1998 and 2007 - more than half of the 429 cases were serious and several involved birth defects, such as birth deformities and severe withdrawal syndromes. read more
