LANCASTER
OFFICE: 2148 Embassy Dr.
Suite 107
Lancaster, PA 17603
Tel: (717) 431-4000
Fax: (717) 233-3029
CARLISLE OFFICE:
26 State Avenue
Suite 103
Carlisle, PA 17013
Tel: (717) 241-2244
Fax: (717) 233-3029
HANOVER OFFICE:
217 Frederick St.
Hanover, PA 17331
Tel: (717) 630-8200
Fax: (717) 233-3029
YORK OFFICE:
2550 Kingston Rd.
Suite 220
York, PA 17402
Tel: (717) 845-7800
Fax: (717) 233-3029
Ace
Inhibitors are estimated to have
been prescribed to as many as 149
million patients in the United
States each year. In the past 25
years there has been sufficient
evidence that ACE Inhibitors can
cause birth defects during the
second and third trimesters of
pregnancy, but a recent study
indicates that they can also cause
serious birth defects during the
first trimester and that ACE
Inhibitors should not be taken by
pregnant women at all.
ACE Inhibitor Side
Effects
ACE Inhibitors are a group of drugs that help relax pressure on blood vessels. A chemical called Angiotensin II causes the muscles around blood vessels to constrict and the constriction narrows the blood vessels and raises blood pressure. Angiotensin II is produced in the blood stream by an enzyme called “angiotensin-converting enzyme” or ACE for short. ACE Inhibitors are drugs that inhibit the activity of this enzyme, thereby reducing the amount of angiotensin II in the bloodstream.
We have ace
inhibitor attorneys in five Pennsylvania offices to
serve you - Harrisburg, Lancaster, Carlisle,
Hanover, and York. If you have taken ACE Inhibitors
while pregnant and your child has experienced birth
defects, call any one of our Pennsylvania offices
and talk to the experienced attorneys at Handler,
Henning & Rosenberg, LLP today. 1-800-422-2224.
Can I
take ACE Inhibitors if I am pregnant?
If you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, you should consult with your health care provider about an alternative to the use of ACE Inhibitors. The Federal Drug Administration now recommends that pregnant women not take ACE Inhibitors at any time.
If your child
has suffered birth injuries as a result
of prescribed ACE Inhibitors during your
pregnancy, immediately call the Law Offices
of Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP. We help you. Call us right now at 1-800-422-2224.
What are Ace Inhibitors?
ACE
Inhibitors are used to treat patients with heart
failure and to prevent kidney damage in people with
hypertension or diabetes. They are also prescribed
for people who have had heart attacks. The ACE
Inhibitor claim is that they lower blood pressure.
On June 7th, 2006 The New England Journal of
Medicine published an article that caused
the FDA to recommend that patients
discontinue the use of the ACEI Angiotensin as soon as possible
when you become pregnant.
If you
or a member of your family has taken
any of the ACE Inhibitors above
while pregnant, please contact your
doctor and then you need to call the Law
Offices of Handler, Henning &
Rosenberg, LLP immediately
to get help.
Call
today at 1-800-422-2224
for your free consultation about your Ace
Inhibitor case.
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