... UPDATE: VA DOCS SOUNDED ALARM ON CHANTIX IN 2007, BUT AGENCY DID NOTHING ... veteran?" For background on the Chantix drug testing story, use the VA .../sessearch.php?q=chantix&op=and Story here. .../08/doctors-raised-chantix-worries-last-year/ ...---- Doctors worried by Chantix in '07 Quiet investigation preceded warnings ... about whether the smoking-cessation drug Chantix was causing severe psychotic episodes among veterans ... notice about possible additional side effects of Chantix in November and issued a health alert on Feb. 1, warning that Chantix could result in changes in behavior,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf070908-1.htm
... BE WARNED ABOUT SUICIDE- LINKED DRUG CHANTIX -- VA Secretary Peake said he ... to warn veterans being used in the Chantix test. VA Secretary James Peake ( ... effects from the anti-smoking drug Chantix. All of the veterans enrolled in the Chantix study suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ... confrontation with police which he blames on Chantix. VA doctors say there is no evidence Chantix was responsible. Elliott's incident ... "severe adverse effects" in the Chantix test group of veterans, including three cases of contemplated suicide. Chantix has been linked to at least 40... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUN08/nf062008-3.htm
... ORDERS NEW DRUG PROTOCOLS IN WAKE OF CHANTIX DEBATE -- Rep. Bob Filner ..... this is your brain on Chantix ..... For the latest story on the Chantix drug study issue (with backlinks) ... Orders New Drug Protocols in Wake of Chantix Debate Move Follows an ABC News/ ... VA 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 ... organization Soldiers for Truth said that giving Chantix to vets with PTSD is the equivalent of "mental health roulette". Chantix has been linked to at least 40... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf071008-3.htm
... FINDS SERIOUS FLAWS IN VA'S CHANTIX RESEARCH ON PTSD VETS -- Vets ... and timely notice of risks associated with Chantix use... Found significant deficiencies ... For more about the VA's Chantix research and the ensuing problems, use .../sessearch. php?q=chantix&op=and For more about ... use of a medication called varenicline (Chantix ) in a particular research study sponsored ... DC, (VAMCDC) alleged that Chantix caused him to become aggressive and engage ..., behavior, or suicidal thoughts and Chantix on November 20, 2007. The ... Service responded appropriately to FDA communications concerning Chantix in November 2007 and in February 2008... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfaug08c/nf083008-3.htm
... of suicidal behavior have been linked to Chantix, yet the VA has chosen to continue the study and administer Chantix to veterans with PTSD," said ... months in Iraq, not informed of Chantix's serious potential side effects until after this potentially lethal encounter? Chantix was a moving target, but the ... of suicidal behavior have been linked to Chantix. But it took three months for the Chantix warning to make its way through the ... the VA should end the trials of Chantix. The lax communications regarding the Chantix trials are unconscionable. The federal government... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUN08/nf061908-1.htm
... Version IS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-SMOKING DRUG CHANTIX USEFUL FOR OTHER ADDICTIONS? -- ... tested by veterans at the VA, Chantix may be the anti-addiction panacea ... more about the anti-smoking drug Chantix, and the controversial and problematic VA ...ses search.php?q=chantix&op=and Story here. ... to have been found. Pfizer released Chantix, a drug the Food and Drug ... written more than 6 million prescriptions for Chantix. It's no magic bullet. Chantix fails with most people who take it ... in 10 smokers, so in comparison Chantix is considered a great advance. Now... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf031209-5.htm
... REPORT BLASTS VA'S HANDLING OF CHANTIX DRUG RESEARCH -- VA will continue Chantix study even though Office of Research Oversight ... For more about the VA's Chantix research on PTSD veterans (a real .../sessearch .php?q=chantix&op=and Story here. ... the drug varenicline, commercially known as Chantix, may induce suicidal thoughts or actual ... the experiment will continue, and that Chantix, prescribed to 240 veterans in the ... REPORT BLASTS VA'S HANDLING OF CHANTIX DRUG RESEARCH --VA will continue Chantix study even though Office of Research Oversight... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf092008-4.htm
... says he had nothing to do with Chantix study. VA Secretary James Peake For ... complete background on the VA's Chantix study, use the VA Watchdog search .../sessearch.php?q=chantix&op=and We have two ... were prescribed the smoking-cessation drug Chantix without receiving timely written information or warnings ... veterans in the study who were taking Chantix about its possible side effects. Dr ... erratic behavior in patients who have taken Chantix." On Jan. 18, ... Inc. updated its warning label on Chantix to say patients should be "observed ... neuropsychiatry symptoms have occurred in patients taking Chantix," including suicidal behavior. But... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072108-6.htm
..., involving the anti-smoking drug Chantix, Veterans Administration doctors waited more than ... $30 a month, for the Chantix anti-smoking study three years after ... of Iraq combat nightmares he blames on Chantix. "They never told me that ... Veterans Administration advised the veterans in the Chantix study that the drug may cause serious ... followed three warnings from the FDA and Chantix' maker Pfizer, that were issued ... to read Pfizer's statement on Chantix) http://abcnews. ... Elliott's breakdown was caused by Chantix and he sees no reason to discontinue ... Post Traumatic Stress Disorder continue to receive Chantix as part of a smoking cessation study... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUN08/nf061808-1.htm
.... Printer-Friendly Version UPDATE: CHANTIX STUDY PROMPTS BOB FILNER TO SAY HE ... For more information about VA's Chantix research, use the VA Watchdog search ...sessear ch.php?q=chantix&op=and Story here. ... than 200 veterans who took the drug Chantix, which was later found to have ... review of the study points out that Chantix was "newly approved by the FDA ... possibility that the use of varenicline [Chantix] by participants might warrant a re ... briefed congressional staff that every veteran taking Chantix in the study had been notified by ... warning, 120 participants were still taking Chantix. All except 27 have signed an... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf092508-3.htm
