Posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will convene a public meeting in October to review the risks of psychiatric and behavioral side effects with Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix. […]
Since 2009, Chantix has carried the government’s strongest safety warning—a “black box” label—because of links to hostility, agitation, depression and suicidal thoughts. The warning was added after the FDA received dozens of reports of suicide and hundreds of reports of suicidal behavior among patients taking the smoking-cessation drug. …
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My enthusiasm for Chantix was high after having a number of patients stop on a dime. It diminished a bit after several complained about the dreams but the most eloquent put it like this, “It’s like dropping acid when you go to bed”. I just about quit prescribing it afterwards.
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