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Chantix
Posted by: Stephen Leshner
September 15, 2008
Topic: PRODUCT LIABILITY
Chantix was approved as a smoking cessation aid in 2006 and has been prescribed to more than four million patients. In November, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Early Communication to the public and health care providers, announcing it was investigating reports of adverse events, which included behavior changes, agitation, depression and suicidal ideation and behavior. The FDA reported more accounts of serious side effects in the fourth quarter of 2007 from Chantix than any other drug.
New research indicates a link between Chantix and suicide, homicidal thoughts, heart trouble, psychosis, heart trouble, diabetes, Steven-Johnson syndrome, and liver failure. If you or someone you know have taken Chantix and experienced one or more of these serious side effects, please call me to discuss a potential claim.
