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Pregnant women should not use Paxil

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The anti-depressant Paxil should not be used by pregnant women due to the risk of birth defects, according to a group of obstetricians that related this news yesterday.

Last year, the FDA and Paxil's manufacturer -- global pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline -- agreed the reclassify Paxil in order to reflect studies in pregnant women that showed the drug poses a risk to the fetus.

There were a few studies showing that pregnant women who were taking Paxil during their first trimester were shown to have babies with heart defects at twice the normal rate.

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