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		<title>Chantix Lawsuit Blames Drug for 2007 Death of Dallas Musician</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12166</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parents of Carter Albrecht, a Dallas musician who was shot to death during a bizarre episode that was allegedly fueled by  Chantix side effects, have filed suit against Pfizer, Inc.  According to a CBS 11 report, the lawsuit claims Pfizer did not disclose the risks of Chantix or provide adequate warning of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix, Zyban Get Black Box on Mental Health Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7611</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labeling for Chantix and Zyban will be updated to include a Black Box Warning regarding their link to mental health events, including  changes in behavior, depressed mood, hostility, and suicidal thoughts.  A Black Box Warning is the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) most serious safety notice.
It should be of no surprise to readers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Ads Questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4782</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ad is raising some controversy over marketing of a medication that has long been surrounded with debate.  Consumer Reports is questioning the ethics of a Chantix (varenicline) ad that, while never mentioning the drug by name, appears to be marketing the medication while seeming to be a public service announcement.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Problems in Britain</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4276</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The controversial smoking cessation drug known as Chantix in the U.S., was introduced by Pfizer as Champix nearly two years ago in Great Britain.  The drug is known generically as varenicline in both countries and, in Great Britain, about 400,000 prescriptions have been written says BBC News’ online site.  Internationally, says the BBC, about nine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Says Drug Injury, Death Reports Up Sharply</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4116</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports of drug adverse events, including deaths,  increased sharply in the first quarter of the 2008, a new report says.   According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the non-profit research group which compiled the report, much of the increase was due to side effects from the anti-smoking drug Chantix, as well as tainted heparin.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Under Review by FDA After Traffic Accident Report</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4074</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports of traffic accidents by users have prompted federal regulators to take another look at the safety information on the Chantix label.  Word of the latest Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) review comes just days after a non-profit drug research group released a report that found, in the first quarter of 2008,  the FDA received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serious Drug Reaction Reports Reach A Record High Due to Heparin and Chantix</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4073</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press (AP) is saying that the number of adverse effects, including deaths, linked to medications reported to the government has set a record in the first three months of this year; this according to a health industry watchdog group.  It seems, according to the AP, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports of Chantix Side Effects, Deaths Mounting</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4064</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A non-profit drug research organization said today that, in the first quarter of 2008,  the smoking cessation drug Chantix was the subject of more serious side effect reports than any other medication currently on the market.  According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, during that time period, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of VA Chantix Study Shows Agency Failed Vets</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3886</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A review of a Chantix study conducted in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has found that the VA was responsible for numerous &#8220;unacceptable failures&#8221; in ensuring safeguards for soldiers in the experiment.  The Chantix study used veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as test subject.
In the US, Chantix has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix TV Ads To Start Airing Again</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3814</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix maker Pfizer is planning to start running TV spots for the drug again this weekend, obviously hoping that furor over its possible link to suicidal behavior has died down.  Pfizer pulled Chantix TV commercials last year, as concerns over suicide and other side effects grew.  One Pfizer executive told Forbes.com that since the ads [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Ad Campaign Doesn&#8217;t Name Names, Leaves Out  Side Effect Info</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3734</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix maker Pfizer Inc. has hit upon an unusual marketing strategy for the smoking cessation drug &#8211; running ads that never even name the drug.  According to The Wall Street Journal, such &#8220;unbranded product advertising&#8221; is becoming increasingly common in pharmaceutical marketing.  These types of promotions are growing in popularity because there is no requirement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Out at One U.S. Military Base</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3606</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the US, Chantix has been linked to at least 40 suicides and 400 attempted suicides. In November 2007, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) issued an “Early Communication” that stated its preliminary assessment revealed many of the cases reflected new-onset of depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and changes in emotion and behavior within days to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NicoDerm Maker Claims its Study Finds Chantix Lacking</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3523</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a study conducted by GlaxoSmithKline, Chantix—a smoking cessation medication recently making headlines for unusual side effects being reported in those taking the drug—is no better at helping patients quit smoking than therapeutic nicotine (TN), such as NicoDerm.  Glaxo is maker of the smoking cessation medication NicoDerm and Pfizer makes Chantix.  Glaxo’s findings were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Chantix Lawsuit Filed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3437</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first lawsuits over Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug, Chantix, is becoming official this week.  The lawsuit alleges that the use of Chantix led David Collins of Gas City, Indiana, to commit suicide in January and that Pfizer failed to issue proper warnings about psychiatric side effects.  Collins’ widow, Linda, filed the suit Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Scandal Prompts Changes at VA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3426</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following revelations that it enrolled combat veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a Chantix trial without warning participants of the drugs&#8217; suicide risks, the Department of Veterans Affairs is now reviewing drug protocols for such veterans.
In the US, Chantix has been linked to at least 40 suicides and 400 attempted suicides. In November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Worries Prompted Pfizer Lobbyist to Contact VA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3418</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lobbyist for Pfizer &#8211; once the head of the Department of Veteran&#8217;s Affairs (VA) &#8211; contacted his old agency about keeping Chantix on its drug formulary, even after the smoking cessation drug was linked to suicides.  According to the Washington Times, former VA secretary Anthony J. Principi contacted his old colleagues earlier this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA Warned of Chantix Danger in 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3410</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was warned by its own doctors in 2007 that some veterans using the smoking cessation drug Chantix had experienced psychotic episodes and other bizarre behavior.  Yet it wasn&#8217;t until last month that the VA informed veterans using Chantix that the drug was linked to suicide and other psychiatric side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Chantix Warning in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3326</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time since April, health officials in Canada have issued a warning about Chantix, Pfizer&#8217;s anti-smoking medication.  This time, Health Canada is warning that Chantix &#8211; sold in Canada as Champix &#8211; has caused unusual feelings of agitation, depressed mood, hostility, changes in behavior or impulsive or disturbing thoughts, such as ideas of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veterans to Get Chantix Suicide Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3312</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 32,000 veterans taking Chantix will soon receive a warning that the stop-smoking drug is linked to suicidal behavior.  The decision by the Veterans Administration (VA) comes after ABC News aired an investigative report which revealed that veterans enrolled in a Chantix trial &#8211; all diagnosed with  post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) &#8211; were not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Tested on Vets with PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3285</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A shocking new report alleges that war veterans used as test subjects for Chantix were not told upfront that the anti-smoking drug was linked to suicidal behavior and other psychiatric side effects.  What&#8217;s worse, some of the Iraq war veterans used as Chantix guinea pigs were suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Concerns Ignored by FDA, Doctor Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3276</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns over Chantix side effects were reportedly ignored by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) last year when they were raised by a doctor who is a top expert in smoking cessation.   John Spangler, director of Tobacco Intervention Programs at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., says that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Still Pushing Chantix, Even for Mentally Ill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3218</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc., trying desperately to save the reputation of Chantix, is claiming the anti-smoking drug is safe &#8211; even for people suffering from mental illness.  This, in spite of the fact that the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing Chantix due to a number of serious side effects, including severe depression and suicide.
Chantix was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Woman Blames Chantix for Husband&#8217;s Strange Trip</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3194</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a man and his daughter went missing for nearly two days.  The wife and mother says that smoking cessation drug Chantix is to blame.  Susan Marino says her husband, Michael, was taking Chantix to help him quit smoking.  Michael—who was with their eight-year-old daughter, Lena—dropped Susan off at a doctor’s office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Taking Another Look at Chantix</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3181</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The release of a Chantix study last week that linked the drug to numerous side effects has prompted the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate another safety review of the drug.  The review will mark the second such investigation for Chantix, which is already being scrutinized because of its association with psychiatric side effects, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Marketing Blitz Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3167</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. has started a huge marketing blitz to save the reputation of its once-promising anti-smoking drug Chantix.  Chantix has been recently linked to a variety of ills, including suicidal thoughts and behavior, heart problems, seizures and traffic accidents.  But Pfizer has a lot riding on Chantix &#8211; the drug is its second biggest growth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Too Dangerous for Truckers and Bus Drivers, Federal Agency Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3155</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal agency has said truckers and bus drivers should steer clear of the smoking cessation drug Chantix.  The move comes after a recent study indicated that Chantix put users at a higher risk for traffic accidents.  It is just the latest problem linked to the Pfizer drug, which has also been linked to psychological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Side Effects Bad News for Pfizer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3147</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, once hailed as a huge success for drug maker Pfizer Inc., is quickly losing its luster.  Already linked to suicidal thoughts and behavior, a new report last week said Chantix could be associated with heart problems and other serious side effects. Chantix was Pfizer&#8217;s most promising drug, with some analysts estimating its sales could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Cessation Drug, Chantix, May Cause Serious Heart Side Effects</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3134</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a drug watchdog group, highlighted some serious physical side effects, which may be linked to Chantix, Pfizer&#8217;s popular smoking-cessation drug.  Chantix has been in the news lately over links to adverse psychiatric issues, drawing more attention to the already beleaguered Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its questionable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Promoted By US Government in Guidelines Written by Former Pfizer Consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3048</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health officials in the federal government are urging smokers to use Chantix as part of their efforts to stop smoking &#8211; despite the drug&#8217;s association to suicidal thoughts and behavior.  New smoking cessation guidelines, published by the US Public Health Service, do note that Chantix has been linked with suicide and other psychiatric side effects.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Popular Drugs Linked to Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3047</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accutane]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suicide is common in the US, representing the fourth leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 65 and the third leading cause for those aged 15 to 24.  Add to those figures the complexity of medications.  In recent years, disturbing reports have suggested that  side effects of some popular drugs &#8211; such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suicidal Behavior Linked to Chantix Reported in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2890</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, the anti-smoking drug marketed by Pfizer, Inc., has been linked to 107 adverse reactions in Canada.  According to the country&#8217;s regulatory agency, Health Canada, nearly half of those reports involved psychiatric behavior.  In fact, at least seven people in that country &#8211; where Chantix is sold as Champix &#8211; became suicidal while taking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Suicide Risk Warrants Black Box Warning, Consumer Group Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2838</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, the smoking cessation drug linked to suicidal behavior and other psychiatric problems, should bear the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) strongest safety warning, the consumer group Public Citizen says.  Earlier this year, warnings of suicide and other behavioral problems seen in some Chantix users were given more prominent placement on the drug&#8217;s label, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Gets FDA Suicide Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2500</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, the anti-smoking drug made by Pfizer, was the subject of a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) suicide warning today.  Today’s FDA warning follows a Nov. 20, 2007, FDA  Early Communication to the public and health care providers that the agency was evaluating postmarketing adverse event reports on Chantix related to changes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Blamed in Second UK Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2420</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix has been linked to a second suicide in the United Kingdom, just days after Pfizer announced that the stop smoking drug would bear stronger warnings regarding depression and suicide in the US. According to an article in the UK Daily Mail, a 36-year-old welder from Rossington in the UK hung himself shortly after completing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Gets New Warning of Suicide, other Psychological Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2407</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, the stop smoking drug that has reportedly caused suicidal thoughts and other psychological problems in some users, will soon bear new warnings.  Pfizer, the maker of Chantix, has chosen to include warnings about instances of depressed mood, agitation, suicidal thinking and suicidal behavior that have been reported among some users of the pill, even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Marketing Campaign Ignores Reports of Suicide, Other Psychiatric Side Effects.</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2287</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chantix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, an anti-smoking medication, continues to be touted as a  “wonder drug” by its maker, Pfizer, Inc., despite the fact that it has been linked to 63 deaths and thousands of reports of psychiatric symptoms in the Unites States and Great Britain in the past year.  Yet even though the US Food &#038; Drug Administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Blamed in British Suicide Case</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2124</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, a medication meant to help people stop smoking, might be to blame for the suicide of a British man in October.  According to the man&#8217;s family, the victim, who had no prior history of depression, slashed his wrists and died just four weeks after starting treatment with Chantix.  In November, the US Food &#038; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Smoking Cessation Drug to Undergo Safety Review Following Reports of Suicide, Erratic Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2065</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chantix, a smoking cessation drug marketed by Pfizer, is undergoing a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) safety review following reports that linked the drug to psychological problems, including suicidal thoughts and erratic behavior.  Chantix was recently implicated in the violent death of prominent Dallas musician Carter Albrecht who had been taking the medication on the [...]]]></description>
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