TV, Prescriptions Linked to Depression

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CBC TV: The prescription drug Chantix (Varenicline) linked to depression and suicide

FDA, Pfizer Told of Chantix Safety Concerns
Doctor Warned Medical Community...

...Now a new report from the nonprofit organization Institute for Safe Medicine Practices cites nearly 1,000 adverse event reports associated with Chantix.

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The report has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ban the drug's use among commercial pilots.

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The report was the first time many people had heard of the possible pitfalls of a drug considered largely safe for the treatment of nicotine addiction, and for which over 6 million prescriptions have been written.

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The controversy over Chantix and the persistence of the complaining doctor, John Spangler, director of Tobacco Intervention Programs at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., points out loopholes and gaps in the way drugs are declared safe to use in the United States. More>>