Multiple lots of Chantix have been recalled "due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, above the Pfizer established Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) level," the company announced ...

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 ...

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 blocks ...

When the smoking cessation medication, Chantix, was trending on Twitter Monday, it quickly became apparent that it wasn’t just because the manufacturer had recalled it. Yes, the recall of the drug ...

And now it’s four times for Pfizer — the Chantix recall, that is. On Thursday, Sept. 16, Pfizer expanded its recall of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets to include all lots. In July and August, Pfizer ...

Pfizer's headache with its popular smoking cessation drug Chantix is escalating. After the drugmaker halted global distribution this summer and then recalled more than a dozen lots in the U.S., the ...

Linda Ware wanted to stop smoking. 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 ...

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 Pfizer rep stopped by the office this week. "What are your thoughts about the latest varenicline information?" she asked. "Well, I think the numbers of events were so small, it was not ...

(CBS) Chantix, the most popular smoking cessation drug on the market, might increase a user's risk for heart disease. CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook reported the seven million-plus Americans taking Chantix ...

Pfizer has recalled some lots of its smoking cessation drug, Chantix, because the levels of a possible cancer-causing impurity are higher than the acceptable daily intake. But, Pfizer said, in a news ...

And now it’s four times for Pfizer — the Chantix recall, that is. On Thursday, Sept. 16, Pfizer expanded its recall of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets to include all lots. In July and August, Pfizer ...