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Chantix
Chantix Psychiatric Side Effects Warnings Need Strengthened, Scientists Say
Nov 3, 2011
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A new study has found that Chantix has been named in more suicidal behavior and depression reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Chantix Recall Urged After Study Finds Significant Heart Risks
Jul 5, 2011
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A Chantix researcher is calling on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to pull the controversial stop-smoking drug from the market after a...
Chantix Faces Canadian Safety Review
Jun 28, 2011
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A week after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a label change for Chantix after a study linked it to a higher risk of heart...
Chantix May be Risky for Heart Disease Patients, FDA Says
Jun 16, 2011
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The Chantix label is being updated to warn that it may cause heart problems, including heart attacks, in people with pre-existing cardiovascular...
France to Stop Paying for Chantix
Jun 2, 2011
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Pfizer is facing more trouble over its controversial stop-smoking drug, Chantix. Regulators in France, where Chantix is sold as Champix, have...
150 Suicides, Other Possible Chantix Side Effects Not Properly Reported to FDA
May 23, 2011
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A large number of potential Chantix side effects - including suicides - were not reported to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in a...
Chantix Lawsuit Alleges Drug Led to Murder-Suicide
May 11, 2011
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A new lawsuit has blamed a horrific murder-suicide in Pennsylvania on Pfizer's Chantix. According to the Beaver County Times, the Chantix...
Chantix Lawsuit Blames Drug for 2007 Death of Dallas Musician
Sep 8, 2009
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The parents of Carter Albrecht, a Dallas musician who was shot to death during a bizarre episode that was allegedly fueled by Chantix side...
Chantix, Zyban Get Black Box on Mental Health Issues
Jul 1, 2009
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Labeling for Chantix and Zyban will be updated to include a Black Box Warning regarding their link to mental health events, including changes...
Chantix Among Drugs Being Reviewed by FDA
Jun 5, 2009
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The anti-smoking drug Chantix is among 20 medications currently undergoing a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) safety review. ...
