Clik here to view.
Dark side of Chantix comes to light
Once hailed as a miracle drug for helping people to stop smoking, Pfizer’s Chantix has recently raised concerns as reports surface that it may have a disturbing side effect – suicidal thoughts and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charge dropped due to Chantix use
A man who disrupted a Thanksgiving Day flight and forced an emergency landing has been let off the hook for federal charges after a judge determined the man was emotionally disturbed as a result of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More than 3,000 side effect reports
According to an article published by Bloomberg news service, a recent review of voluntary adverse event reports associated with Pfizer’s stop-smoking drug Chantix reveals more than 3,000 reports of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA testing Chantix on veterans with Post Traumatic Stress
Today, ABC News and The Washington Times uncovered a story that, if proven true, exposes some enormously unethical conduct in our nation’s leadership. According to the news organizations, the Veterans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Senators Obama and Cornyn question VA over Chantix tests
Yesterday, ABC News and The Washington Times broke a story about Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) receiving Chantix as part of a study conducted by the Veterans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outcry grows over VA Chantix tests
On Monday ABC News and The Washington Times broke a report on the Veterans Administration testing Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix on 140 veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Veterans groups react to VA Chantix tests
This week has seen a snowballing reaction to the joint ABC/Washington Times news report about the Veterans Administration testing Chantix on soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. That snowball...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA warns veterans about the dangers of Chantix
Responding to widespread pressure from many congressmen, veteran’s organizations, and the general public, the Veterans Administration announced today that it would directly notify all of its veterans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More veterans enrolled in Chantix study than originally revealed
George J. Lisicki, a Vietnam combat veteran and national commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), had harsh words for the Veterans Administration (VA) today. “Those in the VA who failed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Chantix better than nicotine replacement?
Smoking cessation today isn’t as simple as it used to be. Years ago, smokers had a couple of choices: cold turkey or hypnotherapy. Then, as awareness about the dangers of smoking grew, thanks to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Military pharmacy pulls Chantix
According to a report in today’s Stars & Stripes, a daily newspaper published for the U.S. military, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians, contractors and their families, the anti-smoking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Doctors support drug safety litigation
Attorneys who take on the pharmaceutical industry as a voice for consumers injured by medications found an unlikely ally this week, in doctors. Noting that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FMCSA stops short of Chantix ban
Following the release of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) public health advisory on Chantix in May, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration all but outright banned the use of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chantix ads back on television
Next week, Pfizer will once again be running Chantix ads on television. Pfizer stopped running Chantix ads last year amid increasing concern over the drug’s side effects. The familiar tortoise and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FDA broadens investigation of drugs and suicide
Many medical researchers find little surprise that Chantix has been linked to higher than normal rates of depression and suicide. Varenicline (the chemical name of Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug) goes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chantix played role in traffic accidents
By now we know that Chantix is dangerous for some people who use the drug, but mounting evidence suggests that people who don’t use it may also be harmed. Since Chantix became available for smoking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chantix and driving: my experience
Yesterday I wrote about the non-psychiatric side effects of Chantix and how studies are beginning to reveal how those side effects can adversely affect one’s driving. Loss of consciousness, dizziness,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Researchers recommend new Chantix warnings
Researchers at the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices, a nonprofit organization, and Wake Forest University say that their latest review of Chantix data justifies stepping up warnings about the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chantix plays role in record number of drug reactions
According to The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP), the number of drug-related adverse events and deaths reported to the Food and Drug Administration has hit a record level. Numbers pulled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are Chantix reactions a laughing matter?
The number of bloggers out there writing about their personal experiences with Chantix and documenting, for the world to see, the musings of a mind tortured by nicotine withdrawal, seems to be...
View Article
