Legal Updates
Chantix Manufacturer Slapped With Lawsuit
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The spouse of a man who apparently committed suicide after using Pfizer Inc.'s smoking-cessation drug Chantix has sued the drug manufacturer, claiming Pfizer failed to properly warn of the pill's psychiatric side effects. The Chantix lawsuit, filed in federal court in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 8, 2008, is one of…
Physicians Concerned About Chantix In 2007
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Based upon internal agency documents reviewed by The Washington Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs doctors initially raised red flags in 2007 about whether the smoking-cessation drug Chantix was causing severe psychotic episodes among veterans, prompting a quiet investigation last fall but no warning for many months to the 32,000…
Veterans Get Chantix Warning From VA
Friday, June 20, 2008
On June 19, 2008, the Veterans Administration responded to an ABC News/Washington Times investigation, and announced their plans to inform an estimated 32,000 veterans that they are using Chantix,a drug linked to suicide or violent behavior. The investigation revealed that the VA waited three months to notify veterans in a…
Philippines Warns Against Chantix Use
Thursday, June 12, 2008
On May 12, 2008, health officials in the Philippines cautioned people against taking the anti-smoking drug varenicline due to possible behavioral and psychiatric side effects, echoing a U.S. warning. The drug, manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer under the brand name Chantix, was introduced in the Philippines in June 2007 under…
Chantix Usage Believed to Have Caused Florida Disappearance
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
A Florida wife and mother declared that her husband and daughter went missing for nearly two days, blames the smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Susan Marino says her husband was taking Chantix which the label states may cause neuro-psychiatric symptoms, including changes in behavior, agitation, depression, and suicidal behavior. Doctors aren't…
50,000 Irish Residents Have Used Chantix
Monday, June 02, 2008
50,000 plus people in Ireland are believed to have taken an anti smoking drug made by Pfizer that a government watchdog in the United States has warned might be linked to suicidal tendencies. The drug, which is sold as Champix in Ireland and the rest of the EU, and as…
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