Wellbutrin is an antidepressant medication that may increase the risk of having a baby with a birth defect if it is used during pregnancy. If your baby had a heart defect or other congenital abnormality, you might have a legal claim against the manufacturer.
What You Can Do & How a Wellbutrin Lawsuit Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Wellbutrin injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know had a baby with a birth defect after taking Wellbutrin during pregnancy, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Drug Litigation Group or call us toll-free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
Overview
The antidepressant Wellbutrin (buproprion) belongs to a class of stimulant drugs known as aminoketones, which work by increasing norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain. It is used to treat major depression.
Wellbutrin and Pregnancy
Wellbutrin is in Pregnancy Class C, meaning that the risk of birth defects in humans is unknown. Studies in animals found evidence of birth defects and skeletal malformations in low doses, approximately equal to the equivalent dose in humans.
Wellbutrin Linked to Heart Defects
One study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that infants exposed to Wellbutrin in early pregnancy were 2.6-times more likely to be born with a left outflow tract heart defect.
What is the problem?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is nationally recognized as a class action law firm, but our trial attorneys are not filing a Wellbutrin class action. Instead, we are focusing our efforts on individual lawsuits for children who were born with serious birth defects after exposure to Wellbutrin in pregnancy.
About Class Actions
Class action lawsuits are popular when a lot of people need to sue the same company for the same injury. Instead of everyone filing a lawsuit alone, plaintiffs consolidate their individual claims and collectively fight for compensation and justice.
Why Our Law Firm is Filing Individual Lawsuits as Opposed to a Wellbutrin Class Action
The problem with class actions is that members may have to accept higher attorney’s fees or a blanket “low-ball” settlement offer, all without ever seeing their individual case taken to trial.
Wellbutrin and other antidepressants are associated with thousands of cases of birth defects, and hundreds of lawsuits have already been filed. However, they are not part of a class action — instead, they are centralized in mass-tort litigation in federal court.
Do I have a Wellbutrin Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Wellbutrin injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know had a baby with a birth defect after taking Wellbutrin during pregnancy, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Drug Litigation Group or call us toll-free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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