Varenicline News
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The Great American Smokeout: Tips for People Deciding to Quit… 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 …
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FDA Should Warn Smokers of Increased Danger of Chantix , Study Says… 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 …
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Chantix : Quit Smoking, But Risk Your Heart?… 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 …
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Another One Year Anniversary: President Obama Pledged He'd Quit Cigarettes If Health Care Bill Passed
… 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
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Buprenorphine Expands Access to Addiction Treatment… 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 …
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Lung Cancer Rates Drop Since Peter Jennings' Death
… 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 …
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Addictions, Bad Habits Can 'Highjack' Brain
… 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 …
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Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug
… 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 …
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Earnings: PepsiCo, Boeing, Pfizer top analyst expectations
… 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 …
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Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
… 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 …
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Popular Stop-Smoking Drugs to Carry Mental Health Risk Warnings… 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 …
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Drug Could Help Curb Drinking and Smoking Addictions
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 …
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New Smokeless Tobacco Threat Coming Soon to U.S.… 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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Chewing Through a Smoking Habit… tried the nicotine gum, the nicotine patch, Zyban, Chantix , maybe even hypnosis or acupuncture -- some of which ..... You're not alone. You are what I call, in my smoking cessation clinic, the "I've-tried-everything" patient …
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Ringing In a Healthier New You
… common categories for resolutions: weight loss, exercise, smoking cessation and better diet. Getting or Staying in Shape Many a couch ..... if you're using either of the prescription medications, Chantix or Zyban, that helps trick the brain into not wanting to …
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Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women
… nicotine cravings and double your chances of quitting. Antidepressants, such as bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) or varenicline ( Chantix ), can also help decrease nicotine withdrawal symptoms, the news release said. Seek counsel: A tobacco treatment …
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States Should Fund Quit-Smoking Treatments: Experts
… includes open access to seven smoking - cessation medications and three forms ..... Welbutrin, Zyban) and varenicline ( Chantix ). Counseling should include ..... should offer comprehensive smoking cessation coverage and states should …
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Struggling With Alcohol? Better Quit Smoking, Too
… nicotine-replacement therapy or prescriptions for Zyban or Champix ," Miller said. "So that's a tremendous advance ..... show that people in recovery for other addictions who delay smoking cessation can later relapse to their chemical dependency because of …
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Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2008
… thinner heparin, and the Pfizer anti-smoking drug Chantix . Chantix , which the FDA has warned may be linked to psychological ..... AP cited a Pfizer statement that the company stood by Chantix and attributed the number of adverse-reaction reports …
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Many Recovering Alcoholics Depend on Coffee, Cigarettes
… addiction and alcohol addiction need to be treated together. To that end, she is involved in the study using the smoking cessation drug Chantix to see if both alcohol and nicotine addiction can be treated with this single medication. "The drug inhibits …
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Losing an Old Friend: Goodbye to Ciprofloxacin?
… falling through the cracks, coming to light only after high publicity reports of bad drug outcomes. The recent issues with Chantix clearly illustrate this point. I was happy that my patient simply had a kidney infection. I am sad that ciprofloxacin …
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VA Orders New Drug Protocols in Wake of Chantix Debate… involving the anti-smoking drug Chantix , VA doctors waited more than three ..... to warn veterans being used in the Chantix test. Today he reiterated his commitment ..... asked Peake repeatedly why the Chantix study hasn't been ceased. "Why …
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Tough Questions for VA on Suicide-Linked Chantix… involving the anti-smoking drug Chantix , VA doctors waited more than three ..... flags as early as last year about Chantix , prompting a quiet investigation ..... to warn veterans being used in the Chantix test. Chantix has been linked to …
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32,000 Vets To Be Warned About Suicide-Linked Drug Chantix… anti-smoking drug Chantix . All of the veterans ..... contemplated suicide. Chantix has been linked to at ..... possible side-effects of Chantix . "I have no problem ..... current project. " Chantix is an FDA-approved ..... best way to support smoking cessation ." But Peake said there …
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Health Highlights: June 19, 2008
… anti-smoking drug Chantix , which has been ..... been linked to Chantix , yet the [Veteran's ..... and administer Chantix to veterans with ..... In our PTSD and smoking cessation study, our research ..... medication that includes Varenicline ( Chantix ). Participation …
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Congress: Stop Drug Testing on Vets Now and Investigate… been linked to Chantix , yet the VA has ..... and administer Chantix to veterans with ..... anti-smoking drug Chantix , Veterans Administration ..... In our PTSD and smoking cessation study, our research ..... medication that includes Varenicline ( Chantix ). Participation …
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Obama on Vet Drug Tests: 'Outrageous'; Meanwhile WH Slams ABC News Report
… of James Elliott, who was given the anti-smoking drug Chantix as part of a government test, without being warned that ..... effects, including suicide and neuropsychiatric behavior. Chantix is one of the drugs being used in an estimated 25 clinical …
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'Disposable Heroes': Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs
… anti-smoking drug Chantix , Veterans Administration ..... 30 a month, for the Chantix anti-smoking study ..... nightmares he blames on Chantix . "They never told ..... Chantix as part of a smoking cessation study. Dr. McFall …
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FDA, Pfizer Told of Chantix Safety Concerns a Year Ago… physician and top smoking cessation researcher says ..... stop-smoking drug Chantix . Now a new report ..... associated with Chantix . That report ..... controversy over Chantix and the persistence ..... also known as varenicline , when used for …
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Health Highlights: May 26, 2008
… Can't Take Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Examiners shouldn't give commercial ..... currently using the anti-smoking drug Chantix , says the U.S. Federal Motor ..... Medication Practices study saying that Chantix may be linked to seizures, dizziness …
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Health Highlights: May 25, 2008
… Can't Take Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Examiners shouldn't give commercial ..... currently using the anti-smoking drug Chantix , says the U.S. Federal Motor ..... Medication Practices study saying that Chantix may be linked to seizures, dizziness …
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Health Highlights: May 24, 2008
… Can't Take Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Examiners shouldn't give commercial ..... currently using the anti-smoking drug Chantix , says the U.S. Federal Motor ..... Medication Practices study saying that Chantix may be linked to seizures, dizziness …
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Health Highlights: May 23, 2008
… Can't Take Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Examiners shouldn't give commercial ..... currently using the anti-smoking drug Chantix , says the U.S. Federal Motor ..... Medication Practices study saying that Chantix may be linked to seizures, dizziness …
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Study Sees Pfizer Smoking Drug Risk… Inc's anti-smoking drug Chantix have reported serious accidents ..... saying they would prohibit use of Chantix by private and commercial pilots ..... warnings on the drug's label. Chantix , also known as varenicline , has already been linked to …
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Health Highlights: May 7, 2008
… younger than 45. ----- Guideline Outlines Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments Medication and counseling treatments proven effective ..... nicotine lozenge, nicotine nasal spray, nicotine patch, and varenicline . In addition, counseling by itself or especially in conjunction …