Pfizer Inc. PFE announced that European regulators have lifted a warning on the company's smoking cessation drug, Champix, known as Chantix in the U.S. The company said that the European Summary of ...

The FINANCIAL — Pfizer Inc. on May 23 announced that the European Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and Package Leaflet for CHAMPIX (varenicline) have been updated to include safety and ...

The Queensland coroner has reopened an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old Brisbane man who committed suicide just days after starting medication to quit smoking. Timothy Oldham left a box ...

The controversial smoking cessation drug Champix has been linked to suicidal side-effects but, according to a leading Adelaide respiratory researcher, Champix is safe and can improve someone's chances ...

She didn’t have an answer for him then, but she now suspects he was right. The 22-year-old took his life later that day, eight days after being prescribed the anti-smoking drug that has since been ...

Champix, a prescription drug that reduced the urge to smoke, is the newest tool available to help smokers kick the habit. What is Champix? Champix (varenicline tartrate), known as Chantix in some ...

Health Canada has received more than 800 reports of side effects - including more than 500 reports of psychiatric problems - linked to the controversial smoking-cessation drug Champix in less than two ...

Varenicline is a drug with a high success rate in helping people quit smoking. The pill is manufactured by Pfizer under the brand name Champix. Why is it in the news? The National Institute for Health ...

Champix was developed by drug company Pfizer as a smoking cessation treatment in 1997. Its active ingredient, varenicline, can block the effects of nicotine and reduce craving. It was approved for use ...

A Queensland coroner has recommended that drug manufacturer Pfizer put a warning label on the quit-smoking drug Champix and that toxicology tests for the drug be conducted on all people who died by ...