Scientists say the stop-smoking drug should not be a first-line treatment. Nov. 3, 2011— -- Scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should take warnings about the stop-smoking ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will hold a public meeting in October to review the risks of psychiatric and behavioral side effects with Pfizer’s anti-smoking ...

Pfizer is recalling batches of the anti-smoking drug Chantix because of a high level of a substance that could increase a user’s risk of developing cancer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public safety advocates are asking the federal government to strengthen warnings on Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix, even as the drugmaker prepares to argue that a bold-letter ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a trial among people with a history of depression, those taking the quit-smoking aid varenicline - marketed in the U.S. as Chantix - were no more prone to depression or ...

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...

(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday allowed Pfizer Inc to remove a serious warning from the label of its smoking cessation treatment, Chantix, giving a new lease of life to the controversial ...

The FDA is working to mitigate the national shortage of Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix, which was recalled after the drugmaker discovered some pills contain elevated levels of ...

Pfizer is halting global distribution of its drug Chantix after finding some pills contain elevated levels of nitrosamines, a likely carcinogen, Bloomberg reported June 24. Chantix is used to help ...

Kicking the habit can be hard enough, but smokers with depression face a steeper challenge. Now there’s evidence that the drug varenincline (Chantix) can help. About half of smokers who try to quit ...

Move comes following an ABC News/ Washington Times investigation. July 9, 2008— -- The Department of Veterans Affairs promised today to review drug protocols for combat veterans with ...

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