Posts Tagged ‘Pfizer’

5
Jul

Pfizer’s Quit Smoking Chantix Cardiac Concerns Continue

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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Wake Forest University and University of East Anglia have found more potential and real heart problems related to Chantix (varenicline), a Pfizer drug that in intended to curb smoking habits. In a review heart problems among 8,216 participants in 14 previously conducted stop-smoking trials, all but one of which excluded people with a history of heart ...

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5
Jul

Pfizer’s ‘quit smoking drug’ raises heart risks

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LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take Pfizer's Chantix or Champix, one of the most popular quit-smoking drugs, have a higher risk of suffering heart attacks or other serious heart problems, a study found on Monday.

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5
Jul

Quit-smoking drug may cause heart problems

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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 14:13:00 LONDON: Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take Pfizer's Chantix or Champix, one of the most popular quit-smoking drugs, have a higher risk of suffering heart attacks or other serious heart problems, a study found on Monday.

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4
Jul

Pfizer’s quit smoking drug raises heart risks: study

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Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take Pfizer's Chantix or Champix, one of the most popular quit-smoking drugs, have a higher risk of suffering heart attacks or other serious heart problems, a study found on Monday.

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4
Jul

Pfizer’s quit smoking drug raises heart risks: study

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LONDON (Reuters) - Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take Pfizer's Chantix or Champix, one of the most popular quit-smoking drugs, have a higher risk of suffering heart attacks or other serious heart problems, a study found on Monday.

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16
Jun

Chantix, Quit-Smoking Drug, Poses Heart Risks

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Pfizer's stop-smoking drug Chantix can lead to a small increase in cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, U.S. drug regulators said on Thursday.

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16
Jun

Pfizer stop-smoking pill raises heart risk: FDA

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Pfizer's drug to help smokers quit, which has already been linked to psychiatric side effects, can lead to a small increase in heart problems in those who have cardiovascular disease, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.

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4
Jan

Pfizer anti-smoking drug demand soars

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TOKYO, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it underestimated demand for its anti-smoking drug among Japanese seeking to quit cigarettes.

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A new online surgery launches as part of a nationwide campaign to support people to quit smoking. In particular, there are an estimated 3 million women in the UK who want to quit smoking,[3,4] with more than ever trying to quit,[5 ]but the majority are still likely to relapse without expert support.6 The national awareness campaign is supported by Pfizer Life with the charity QUIT® and involves ...

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B.C. women have started a class-action lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. and its Canadian subsidiary, claiming that the smoking-cessation drug Champix causes depression and suicidal tendencies.One of

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