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From undocumented side effects to off-label uses, it's more important than ever for you to research the medications you take -- rather than assuming anything approved by the FDA is safe. It's NOT. Take the FDA as a reference point — one reference point. But also listen to your doctor and to concerned consumers who have been through what you’re going through.

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May 27, 2008, 1:15 pm  gbyrd  

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FDA reviewing Pfizer ant-smoking drug Chantix 

  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) anti-smoking drug Chantix after reports of patients experiencing hundreds of serious problems, an agency official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said the agency is reviewing all the reported cases. "We're are looking at them, but it takes a while," she said in an interview.

The drug, which aims to help smokers quit their habit in part by mimicking some of nicotine's effects, has been linked to psychiatric side effects, but U.S. researchers last week found hundreds of reported cases of accidents, heart trouble, vision loss and other problems.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSWAT00956120080527 

 


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