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  1. The Great American Smokeout: Tips for People Deciding to Quit

    Wed, 16 Nov 2011

    pretty clear that it's a much more effective way," said Glynn. Hughes also recommended talking to your doctor about Chantix , a prescription drug that has recently made headlines for increasing suicidal behavior and depression far more than other

  2. FDA Should Warn Smokers of Increased Danger of Chantix , Study Says

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    stop-smoking drug Chantix up a notch, citing help smokers quit. Chantix , also called varenicline , has been hotly that patients taking Chantix are at increased treatments we have for smoking cessation , Chantix is the

  3. Chantix : Quit Smoking, But Risk Your Heart?

    Fri, 1 Jul 2011

    the FDA's admission that Chantix , Pfizer's smoking cessation drug, may aggravate heart not the only ones at risk. Chantix may increase the risk of heart health. Though concerns over Chantix ' effect on the heart were

  4. Another One Year Anniversary: President Obama Pledged He'd Quit Cigarettes If Health Care Bill Passed

    Tue, 29 Mar 2011

    Nicholson, from whom it has been said the president would occasionally bum smokes, quit smoking a few weeks before the president did. Nicholson, who uses the anti-cigarette prescription drug Chantix , is still cigarette-free. -Jake Tapper

  5. Buprenorphine Expands Access to Addiction Treatment

    Mon, 11 Oct 2010

    per hour." It's the only partial agonist for opioid addiction, but is comparable to varenicline ( Chantix ), a partial agonist for smoking cessation . Another appealing aspect of buprenorphine, addiction experts say, is the freedom and

  6. Lung Cancer Rates Drop Since Peter Jennings' Death

    Mon, 5 Apr 2010

    will no longer be distributed. There are also treatment options that weren't available five years ago. One of them is Chantix , a prescription medication brought to market in May 2006. Other treatments, such as nicotine lozanges and patches

News

  1. Addictions, Bad Habits Can 'Highjack' Brain

    Fri, 29 Jan 2010

    that blocks most receptors while still providing just a little bit of an "oomph" to calm cravings. That's how varenicline ( Chantix ) helps smokers quit, and how buprenorphine gets junkies off heroin or other opioids. Therapy Key to Overcoming

  2. Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug

    Fri, 2 Oct 2009

    HealthDay News) -- The smoking cessation drug varenicline ( Chantix ) does not increase the Prescriptions were for varenicline , the antidepressant bupropion clear evidence emerged that varenicline or bupropion increased the

  3. Earnings: PepsiCo, Boeing, Pfizer top analyst expectations

    Wed, 22 Jul 2009

    profit forecast slightly. The maker of cholesterol fighter Lipitor, impotence treatment Viagra and stop-smoking drug Chantix said its net income was $2.26 billion, or 34 cents a share. That compares with net income of $2.78 billion, or 41

  4. Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning

    Wed, 1 Jul 2009

    help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry requiring the manufacturers of the smoking - cessation drugs Chantix and Zyban to add a new boxed that some people who used Chantix ( varenicline ) and Zyban (bupropion

  5. Popular Stop-Smoking Drugs to Carry Mental Health Risk Warnings

    Wed, 1 Jul 2009

    packaging of two popular smoking cessation drugs -- varenicline ( Chantix ) and buproprion (Zyban 188 attempted suicides in varenicline users and 14 suicides and conducting a safety review of varenicline since receiving preliminary

  6. Drug Could Help Curb Drinking and Smoking Addictions

    Wed, 11 Feb 2009

    The drug Chantix is already helping smokers break at San Francisco shows that varenicline , marketed by Pfizer under the name Chantix , has the potential to curb drinking in half after taking Chantix . The drug has a similar effect

  7. New Smokeless Tobacco Threat Coming Soon to U.S.

    Mon, 9 Feb 2009

    Using snus for smoking cessation falls under the banner First of all, the smoking cessation drugs currently on patches, Zyban or Chantix are very safe and exciting new drug Chantix ( varenicline ), which shows the

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Videos

  1. The Quitting Drug for Smokers

    Thu, 19 Nov 2009

    that smokers getting counseling and a placebo had an 18% quick rate. With counseling and designed and the traditional smoking cessation drug. There was a 30% quick rate. Those getting counseling and maneuver critically and saw the rate jumped to 44

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    had an 18% quick rate. With counseling and designed and the traditional smoking cessation drug. There was a 30% quick rate. Those getting counseling and maneuver critically and saw the rate jumped to 44%. There was.
  2. Vet Talks About Breakdown

    Mon, 16 Jun 2008

    James Elliott and his fiancee tell Brian Ross about his experience on Chantix .

  3. Danger in Stop-Smoking Drug?

    Wed, 19 Sep 2007

    Carter Albrecht's girlfriend says the drug Chantix contributed to his death.

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