Help Potts Law Make a Difference for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Potts law is working to raise money to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The dollars raised will benefit children and adults in our community living with neuromuscular disease. By visiting our MDA fundraising page you can help us reach our goal, and together we can provide help and hope to those community members served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  

What Your Donations Buy:

$3,330 sponsors 45 minutes of vital research

$1,200 covers 12 months of support group meetings

$800 pays for a week of fun, friendship & laughter at MDA Summer Camp for one child

$200 provides an initial diagnostic workup at an MDA clinic

$150 pays for a physical therapy consultation at an MDA clinic

$74 funds one minute of research

$30 pays for a flu shot

Remember, no donation is too small. Thank you for making a difference!

Unsafe Prescription Drugs Causing Birth Defects

Sometimes pharmaceutical drugs can do more harm than good, especially when you are pregnant. There are potentially harmful effects of certain drugs prescribed for a variety of issues, such as depression, seizures, or migraine headaches. Are you taking the proper steps to make sure your baby is safe?

The following drugs have been proven to cause multiple, potentially life threatening birth defects when taken by women during their first trimester of pregnancy: Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Celexa, Wellbutrin, Tompomax, and Depakote.

  

Possible birth defects caused by these drugs include, but are not limited to:
                                                                                    

• Heart Defects
• Oral Cleft Lip
• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) endeavors
• Brain Defects
• Club Foot

These points could be helpful to consider if you are pregnant:

1.    Talk to your doctor about the safest anticonvulsant medications to avoid birth defects in newborns, like cleft palate and cleft lip.

2.    If you are on two or multiple drugs in the same class, ask your neurologist if you can be on only one anticonvulsant drug during your pregnancy.

3.    Develop healthy prenatal habits such as eat a healthy balanced diet, take folic acid; get plenty of rest and do not smoke or drink.

4.    Tell your doctor or nurse practitioner about all of your medications, supplements, and over-the-counter drugs. Ask them to review the FDA Pregnancy Drug Category to ensure you’re not taking anything that could harm your baby.

5.    Don’t stop taking any anti-seizure medication without talking to your doctor. Stopping medication may induce more seizures.

6.    Educate yourself about the above listed drugs. Research what the FDA has to say about them and what warnings have been issued. www.fda.gov

For more information on this topic, as well as information regarding specific drugs please visit: http://www.potts-law.com/2010/areas-of-practice/pharmaceutical-litigation