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Chantix, una ayuda para dejar de fumar, se ha relacionado con mayor riesgo de suicidios. Chantix: Experiencias Verdaderas y Entrevistas Chantix: "Me empezaron a Hacer Realmente Deprimido" Victoria H. dice que ella no tenía idea de que Chantix podría haber sido responsable de su intento de suicidio. De hecho, no fue hasta un mes m&aa... - Chantix - Chantix Suicide, Chantix Side Effects
Reports of serious Chantix side effects , including a possible link between use of Chantix and suicide resulted in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing a black box warning for the smoking cessation drug. Chantix lawsuits have been filed, alleging patients who used Chantix were harmed by the medication. Chantix Suicide Warnings ... - Chantix FAQ
What is Chantix? Chantix (generic name varenicline) is an anti-smoking prescription medicine that treats smoking addiction by blocking the effects of nicotine present in the brain so that the body won't crave nicotine any longer. Is there a difference between Champix and Chantix? Except for the name, both medicines have the same active... - Chantix Heart Attack - Chantix Heart Problems, Chantix Lawsuits
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about a potential link between Chantix and heart problems , including heart attacks. The Chantix heart attack warning was issued after a clinical trial found a small increased risk of Chantix heart problems . Chantix and Heart Problems The FDA issued a warning on June 16, 2011,... - Chantix Update: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
May-14-12 Jacksonville, OR There has been much development on the Chantix portfolio in recent months that speaks to the Jekyll-and-Hyde personality of the smoking cessation drug introduced by Pfizer in 2006. Released amidst much fanfare and embraced by smokers trying to quit, Chantix was soon derailed by allegations of Chantix suicide and Chantix lawsuits. To... - Chantix Suicide and Homicide Risk: Lawsuit
Nov-16-08 Boston, MA Chantix is a story that just won't go away. While critics pine for a Chantix recall that just isn't happening, and doctors become increasingly alarmed over associations between Chantix and suicide , a number of watchdog agencies continue to raise the alarm over this once-exalted anti-smoking drug that appears to be doing more harm than good f... - Chantix Aggression, And the Role Prescription Drugs Can Play
Dec-31-12 Newtown, CT As 2012 comes to a close, the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut continues to galvanize public opinion on everything from the availability of guns, to the reasons why a young man like Adam Lanza might be driven to undertake such a shocking assault on human life. And while the debate rages over the gun issu... - Chantix: Driven to Quit, Driven to Despair
Feb-21-08 Washington, DC The on-line posts and the stories just keep coming—disgruntled users of Chantix who report depression, aggression or even suicidal thoughts themselves, or similar behavior from friends and loved ones taking Chantix in an effort to quit smoking. Others appear fine on Chantix. The anti-smoking drug from Pfizer, which is not a pat... - Pfizer Settles 80 Percent of Chantix Lawsuits
Washington, DC: Pfizer, the maker of the controversial smoking cessation drug Chantix (known generically as varenicline), has settled or agreed to settle some 80 percent of the Chantix lawsuits filed over allegations that the drug causes suicide, suicide attempts and other psychiatric disturbances. The settlements equate to roughly four fifths o... - Pfizer Settles Chantix Suicide Lawsuit
New York NY: A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Pfizer and its anti-smoking drug Chantix. The settlement, the details of which remain confidential, was reached just prior to the case going to trial. The lawsuit was brought by the widow of Mark Alan Whitely, from Minnesota, who allegedly killed himself in November 2007 as a result... - Despite Suicide Risk, Feds Suggest Chantix Still the Best Way to Quit
Jul-18-08 Indianapolis, IN As one of the first Chantix lawsuits against Pfizer becomes official this week, the entire Chantix issue just gets weirder: on one hand the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) highlights the risk of suicide in the Chantix Medication Guide. On the other, government health officials reportedly continue to urge smokers to use Chantix as... - Chantix Suicide: Sinking Into the Deep Hole
May-12-08 Rochester, NY New marketing ads for Pfizer's Chantix will look very different from the original 'tortoise and the hare' ads of last year, now that Pfizer has to include risk for suicide. Pfizer was forced to withdraw its ads for the much-maligned smoking cessation drug in February, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health w... - Chantix Problems on a Number of Fronts: Tobacco Researcher
May-18-09 Boston, MA A leading tobacco researcher has some things to say about Chantix and Chantix side effects. Michael Siegel is a former practicing physician and today serves as a professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences with Boston University School of Public Health. In his blog Professor Siegel raises the specter of Chantix suicide , together with the pos... - Chantix Suicide: Quit-Smoking Aid, or Smoking Gun?
May-25-08 Horsham, PA It's somewhat ironic when one considers the suicide risk inherent with use of the anti-smoking drug Chantix , given that some analysts are expressing concern over the very health of Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant that makes the now-controversial Chantix. "It is another nail in Pfizer's coffin," said one analyst in New York. Meanwhile,... - Chantix: FDA Video Mysteriously Disappears.
Apr-11-08 Washington, DC: In tandem with an update of safety warnings concerning Chantix by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a video presentation reportedly linking Chantix to suicide presented by the FDA and available through a link to its Patient Safety News web page, has suddenly disappeared. As part of its service to drug consumers, the FDA has... - Chantix: One Man's Compelling Story
Mar-17-08 New York, NY One has only to read the revealing essay by writer Derek De Koff in New York Magazine, to get a true appreciation for the risks, and the reality of Chantix —a smoking cessation medication that has resulted in thousands of adverse affect reports to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and several actual suicides. Two deaths in... - Suicides by Chantix Users Prompt FDA Advisory
Feb-3-08 Rockville, MD: Serious neuropsychiatric symptoms have occurred in patients taking Chantix (Varenicline). These symptoms include changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and attempted and completed suicide , according to a Public Health Advisory issued February 1, 2008 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA i... - Pfizer Finds a Loophole in Advertising Chantix
Oct-20-08 New York, NY It's almost disconcerting, in a way, to see the television ads for Chantix now. Amidst a backdrop of the now-famous Chantix tortoise and hare running in the race to see who arrives at the quitting finish line first, the soothing announcer rattles off a litany of Chantix side effects that now includes Chantix warnings for Chantix suicide. ... - Chantix Grounded by Federal Aviation Administration
May-22-08 Washington, DC It still might be okay for YOU to use the anti-smoking drug Chantix in spite of all the warnings over suicidal thoughts and potential psychosis, but as of Wednesday pilots and air traffic controllers are no longer allowed to use the drug. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just banned the use of Chantix for pilots and ai... - Chantix by Pfizer: Quitting Smoking Could Kill You
Dec-23-07 Dallas, TX Trying to quit smoking is hard enough, without being driven to suicide. But that appears to be a possibility with Chantix, and its United Kingdom counterpart Champix, after reports of smoking cessation patients experiencing suicidal thoughts. The European Medical Agency (EMEA), which is responsible for regulating medicines in 27 countries ove...