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Zofran<\/a> is an anti-nausea drug.\u00a0 It has been linked to serious birth defects when used during pregnancy.\u00a0 In 2015, a federal panel created the special multidistrict litigation docket for victims who had been using the Zofran drug made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The defendant, GSK, filed a motion in this federal district court claiming that the lawsuit was pre-empted by federal law under the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v. Levine<\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0 In that case, it was held that federal regulatory clearance of a medication does not shield the manufacturer from liability under state law.\u00a0 The U.S. District Court in the Massachusetts district, however, denied the motion stating that the judge was \u201cloath to dismiss\u201d the claims without giving families a chance to develop the facts of their respective cases through discovery.<\/p>\n

Zofran was first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration<\/a> in 1991.\u00a0 It is intended to control extreme cases of nausea such as with cancer medications or following an invasive surgery.\u00a0 It has not been approved for use during a pregnancy.\u00a0 However, the drug Zofran has been prescribed by physicians to expectant mothers to lessen the symptoms of morning sickness.<\/p>\n

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Zofran is an anti-nausea drug.\u00a0 It has been linked to serious birth defects when used during pregnancy.\u00a0 In 2015, a federal panel created the special multidistrict litigation docket for victims who had been using the Zofran drug made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). 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