WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will hold a public meeting in October to review the risks of psychiatric and behavioral side effects with Pfizer’s anti-smoking ...

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...

Our study has two limitations. Gastrointestinal adverse effects like nausea and flatulence are primarily subjective feelings which are difficult to quantify, despite crude stratification into mild, ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. 1. Why am I using VARENICLINE VIATRIS? VARENICLINE VIATRIS contains ...

Pfizer is recalling batches of the anti-smoking drug Chantix because of a high level of a substance that could increase a user’s risk of developing cancer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says ...

When approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006, the prescription drug Chantix was heralded as almost a silver bullet in the fight to help people stop smoking. Its ingredient, varenicline, ...

Introduction: Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the most important behavioral causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Varenicline, an α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite concerns about nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, researchers said they may have a role in smoking ...

The Food and Drug Administration has given Aurobindo the green light for varenicline tablets, 0.5 mg and 1 mg. Aurobindo Pharma’s varenicline tablets are the generic of PF Prism C.V.’s Chantix Tablets ...

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester (United Kingdom). Varenicline is widely recognized as the most ...