Posts for the 'Chantix' Category
Chantix Recall Watch: Suicide and Suicide Attempt Reports Have Grown Despite Warnings
Despite several warnings added in recent years about the risk of suicide, suicide attempts and other psychiatric side effects of Chantix, the FDA has continued to receive more and more reports of deaths and serious injuries from self-inflicted harm while people are taking the drug to help them quit smoking. However, instead of issuing a Chantix recall, the FDA has required that the warnings be placed in a “black box” prominently displayed on the drug’s label, which is the strongest warning that can be placed on a prescription medication.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Suicide Lawsuit
Chantix Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Side Effects Added to Warning Label
Since the Chantix black box warning was announced earlier this week, the focus has been on the increased risk of suicides and other behavior changes. However, Pfizer also quietly added new information to less prominent areas of the label about reports of serious skin reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, which our Chantix lawyers have been investigating for over a year.
>>PRIOR POST (6/11/2008): Chantix Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Side Effects
Added to Lawsuit Investigations
Black Box Chantix and Zyban Suicide Warnings Ordered by FDA
The FDA announced yesterday that the makers of the stop-smoking drugs Chantix and Zyban are being required to put information about the risk of behavior changes, depression, hostility and suicidal thoughts in a black box on the warning label, which is the strongest warning that can be placed on a prescription medication.
>>FDA ANNOUNCEMENT: Zyban and Chantix Black Box Warning
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Skin Reactions Linked to Several Drugs: FDA Reports
The FDA released their quarterly list of drugs that are being investigating for potential health risks, and a number of the drugs listed had potential signals for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome side effects or other severe skin reactions.
Beware of Chantix Problems if Considering Drug as Part of a New Year’s Resolution
It is that time of year where people resolve to kick bad habits, and deciding to quit smoking often tops the list for those addicted to nicotine. While Pfizer probably hopes that people will look to their prescription medication Chantix to help them quit, smokers should beware of the many serious, and potentially life-threatening, Chantix problems.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Side Effects
Chantix Side Effects Continue to Cause Sales to Fall
According to Pfizer’s third-quarter earnings statement, Chantix side effects have clearly had an impact on doctors’ and patients’ use of the drug. While Chantix was once thought to be the next great blockbuster medication for Pfizer, sales have plummeted on concerns that it increases the risk of suicide, suicide attempts, unusual behavior, and possibly even diabetes.
Pfizer Advertises Chantix without Disclosing Suicide Side Effects
Exploiting a loophole in FDA drug advertising rules, Pfizer has been running millions of dollars in television ads designed to increase sales of their anti-smoking drug Chantix without warning about side effects which could increase the risk of suicide and other life-threatening injuries.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Suicide Side Effects
Dangers of Chantix for Truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to advise physicians that truck drivers who are taking the stop-smoking drug Chantix, should not be considered medically fit for a commercial drivers license. However, it does not appear that anything is being done to prevent truck drivers who are currently licensed from using this dangerous drug.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Side Effects
Chantix No Better Than Nicoderm in Long Term Quit Rates
A new study reveals that there is no significant difference between Chantix and NicoDerm in long-term quit rates for smokers. As concerns continue to mount about the safety of Chantix and suicide related side effects, the study raises more questions about whether the risks outweigh the potential benefits of the treatment.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Lawsuits
Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuit Results in Defense Verdict
Last week, a California jury ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a Stevens Johnson Syndrome lawsuit which alleged that the ibuprofen in Children’s Motrin caused an 11-year-old girl to develop a severe skin reaction, which blinded her.
>>INFORMATION: Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Lawsuits
