Kicking the habit can be hard enough, but smokers with depression face a steeper challenge. Now there’s evidence that the drug varenincline (Chantix) can help. About half of smokers who try to quit ...

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’ ...

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Sometimes, public health messages can be pretty confusing. The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring warning labels on two prescription drugs: varenicline, marketed as Chantix; and bupropion, ...

Move comes following an ABC News/ Washington Times investigation. July 9, 2008— -- The Department of Veterans Affairs promised today to review drug protocols for combat veterans with ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say Pfizer has provided low-quality evidence to support its request to remove a bold-letter warning from its anti-smoking drug Chantix about suicidal behavior. The ...

WASHINGTON — Pfizer is voluntarily recalling all lots of Chantix, a drug used to help patients quit smoking, over concerns over high levels of a potential carcinogen, according to a announcement from ...

Lupin has received the Food and Drug Administration’s nod for a new generic, and the company also has launched a new generic. The FDA has approved Lupin's Varenicline Tablets, 0.5 mg and 1 mg, which ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc.'s once promising anti-smoking drug Chantix received another blow Wednesday after a nonprofit group's report about serious physical side effects prompted the Federal Aviation ...