Read more Chantix stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25455/chantix.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:42:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63337/anti-smoking-chantix-zyban-pose-suicide-risk-fda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Food and Drug Administration is warning smokers about serious mental-illness risks of two smoking-cessation drugs, as reported suicides among their users increase. Chantix and Zyban must now carry the agency’s strongest warning label, the New York Times reports. The FDA isn’t trying to scare patients, an official says: “You...http://www.newser.com/story/63337/anti-smoking-chantix-zyban-pose-suicide-risk-fda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:59:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40643/fda-may-strengthen-chantix-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA may beef up its warning for the anti-smoking drug Chantix after an increase in the number of serious incidents linked to the drug, the Wall Street Journal reports. A drug-safety group tallied 1,001 reports of patients suffering seizures, blackouts, and loss of motor control—some while driving—...http://www.newser.com/story/40643/fda-may-strengthen-chantix-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 17:25:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30305/obama-wants-probe-of-va-drug-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama and Republican Sen. John Cornyn are seeking a probe into reports that veterans had been recruited for tests on drugs linked to suicide, ABC News reports. An ABC News/ Washington Times story noted that vets were given the anti-smoking drug Chantix in government tests, but for more than...http://www.newser.com/story/30305/obama-wants-probe-of-va-drug-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 12:23:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30191/vets-used-to-test-drugs-linked-to-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCombat veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder were recruited for clinical trials of drugs linked to suicide and mental disorders, ABC reports. In a trial involving the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, the VA did not warn patients of the drug's serious potential side effects until 3 months after the FDA and the...http://www.newser.com/story/30191/vets-used-to-test-drugs-linked-to-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28150/quit-smoking-drug-linked-to-heart-trouble-dizziness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPfizer smoking-cessation drug Chantix has been linked to nearly a thousand serious incidents in the last quarter of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reports. A report from a drug safety group found that some users of the drug—already linked to depression and suicide—suffered heart trouble, diabetes, or accidents...http://www.newser.com/story/28150/quit-smoking-drug-linked-to-heart-trouble-dizziness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 7:39:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20642/8-worrying-drug-side-effects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite rigorous testing, some drugs have side effects that only rear their ugly heads when introduced to the general population. Forbes catalogs some of the weirdest: Anti-smoking drug Chantix can cause insomnia and nightmares. Diet drug Alli can have unforeseen gastrointestinal side-effects; these can be counteracted by eating a low-fat...http://www.newser.com/story/20642/8-worrying-drug-side-effects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Mar 2008 19:14:46 CST