Scientists say the stop-smoking drug should not be a first-line treatment. Nov. 3, 2011— -- Scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should take warnings about the stop ...

Two years ago, she went to her doctor to get help and began taking a new prescription medication aimed at fighting nicotine addiction: Chantix. She experienced hallucinations a few days later.

The Food and Drug Administration will require a "black box" warning--the agency's most urgent--that patients taking Chantix, the anti-smoking drug made by Pfizer , should be watched for suicide ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning smokers who are trying to quit that they may have trouble tolerating alcohol if they are taking Chantix. Reports made to the FDA and to Chantix ...

Pfizer is voluntarily recalling all lots of its popular anti-smoking drug Chantix for high levels of nitrosamine, which can increase the risk of cancer. According to the notice posted on the Food ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that Pfizer is voluntarily recalling several lots of Chantix, a prescription anti-smoking aide, due to impurities that may ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a warning Thursday on the anti-smoking drug Chantix, advising medical examiners "to not qualify anyone currently using this medication for ...

I’d heard about Chantix, a relatively new drug from Pfizer that blocks nicotine from attaching to your brain receptors. That way, you stop receiving any pleasure from cigarettes at all—even as ...

Girlfriend believes Chantix and alcohol caused Texas man's bizarre behavior. Sept. 19, 2007 — -- Since Texas musician Carter Albrecht's bizarre and tragic death, concerns have surfaced about ...

WASHINGTON -- Pfizer Inc. is preparing an advertising and public-relations campaign to counter concerns about its antismoking drug Chantix, once trumpeted as a potential billion-dollar-a-year ...

Chantix, the brand name version of a drug called varenicline, is a nicotine-free prescription pill used to help people quit smoking gradually. Unlike nicotine replacement therapies, varenicline ...

The drug Chantix may be linked to suicidal thoughts and depression in some people, but the risk of smoking is far worse, according to some physicians. The health risks of smoking, including lung ...