Birdsedge woman sues drug firm for £50,000
A WOMAN is claiming damages of up to £50,000 for personal injuries she suffered from using an antidepressant.
Solicitors on behalf of Linda Forster, of Park Lane, Birdsedge, have served a High Court Writ against drugs company GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd (GSK)
It is claimed Forster suffered as a result of using Seroxat, an antidepressant which is manufactured by the company.
Since it was first prescribed to patients in 1990, Seroxat has been linked to at least 50 suicides.
The drug was taken by an estimated 50,000 British youngsters before being banned for patients under 18 in 2003.
A documentary on BBC’s Panorama in 2007 claimed GSK had covered up evidence gathered about the drug’s safety.
Scrutiny of thousands of documents and emails from the company revealed it had fears about the drug’s safety years earlier.
The data was handed to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) in May 2003.
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