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FDA will require drug companies to look at risk of suicide side effects
Given concerns about medications with potential side effects that may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or suicidal behavior, the FDA has instituted a new policy which will require drug manufacturers to examine whether patients become suicidal during clinical studies. The new policy was developed following the discovery that several medications which were given FDA approval could carry an increased risk of suicide, which the manufacturers did not initially warn about on the label.
>>PRIOR POST (1/25/08): Chantix Suicide Warning
Chantix suicide warning strengthened by Pfizer
Pfizer indicated late last week that they are going to update the Chantix warning label. Information will be placed more prominently which suggests that doctors should monitor users of the drug for signs of suicidal thoughts and suicidal behavior. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential Chantix lawsuits on behalf of individuals who have committed suicide or suffered serious injury as a result of unusual behavior caused by the antismoking medication.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Suicide Problems
Chantix suicide side effects
Reports of suicide and erratic behavior have been associated with the use of Chantix, a medication which is designed to help people stop smoking. Last month the FDA issued a statement that they are reviewing the possible Chantix suicide side effects and that there have been over 100 reports received of suicidal thoughts and severe behavior changes within a few weeks of taking the drug. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are evaluating the potential for Chantix lawsuits on behalf of individuals who have committed suicide or suffered severe physical injury as a result of the medication’s behavioral side effects.
>>INFORMATION: Chantix Suicide Side Effects
