By: Darrell Castle Was your baby born with a cleft lip? That’s one of the many birth defects linked to Zofran when it’s taken during the first trimester of pregnancy. Other birth defects include: a hole in the heart heart murmur cleft lip missing kidney What is Zofran? Zofran is a drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to treat nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and surgery recovery. And that’s what the FDA approved it for. However, GlaxoSmithKline began to market Zofran to treat nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy – or morning sickness in other words. The FDA did NOT approve Zofran for this use. And studies now show that when used during the first trimester of pregnancy, Zofran can pass