Of those reports, 90 percent were linked to Chantix. In reports of completed suicides of people taking these stop-smoking treatments, the study said 92 percent were associated with Chantix.

Tragedy has plagued Chantix since it was approved in 2006, even as the drug has helped some smokers kick the habit. By mid-2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had received reports of ...

I'd take my chances with Chantix (varenicline)"Sorry Dr Walton-Shirley. I went to the grocery, bought a pack of cigarettes, and threw it at him. I don't care. I can't live with that/" —From a ...

Among those taking Chantix, 35 percent had not smoked, compared to 15 percent of the placebo group. Previous studies have found that Chantix is "very effective" for quitting smoking, Anthenelli noted.

Chantix has been available for about a decade, with concerns about the neuropsychological effects of the drug popping up almost instantly. Between the concerns about suicide and hostility in ...

Chantix, Pfizer's Popular Anti-Smoking Drug, Recalled After High Levels of Carcinogens Found Multiple lots of Chantix have been recalled "due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso ...

The number of lawsuits over Chantix filed in federal court reaches more than 1,000. Plaintiffs allege side effects, suicides and attempted suicides are tied to the drug. Advertisement ...

All of the veterans enrolled in the Chantix study suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and had been recruited, with monthly $30 payments, for a behavioral study with the drug.

The claim: Pfizer's Chantix was recalled for causing cancer Pfizer may be best known for its COVID-19 vaccine, but the pharmaceutical giant also made waves recently over a lesser-known drug social ...

Chantix and Zyban, or bupropion, are non-nicotine, prescription pills. Zyban also carries an FDA warning about possible psychiatric problems.

Pfizer Inc. PFE -1.21% has suspended distribution world-wide of antismoking pill Chantix and recalled some lots after finding they contained heightened levels of a probable carcinogen, a company ...

As a result, Chantix sales -- which Pfizer had once called its fastest drug launch ever -- have rollercoastered. U.S. Chantix sales decreased 30% in 2008 to $489 million compared with 2007.