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Pfizer shares drop on Chantix research

reuters.com
May 21, 2008
        
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Pfizer Inc fell 1.3 percent in trading after the bell on Wednesday, after U.S. researchers said data showed serious side effects with the company's smoking drug, Chantix. Shares fell to $19.74 from its close of $20.01 on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by... [read full story]                    

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FAA Prohibits Pilots From Flying While Taking Chantix

 calpilots.org May 24, 2008
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Pfizer's Chantix banned for pilots, air traffic controllers following report on side effects

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FAA Prohibits Pilots From Flying While Taking Chantix

calpilots.org
May 24, 2008
        

Posted on Friday, May 23 @ 08:07:17 PDT by editor Pilots and air traffic controllers who are taking Chantix to stop smoking must discontinue using the medication in order to continue flying or controlling air traffic. The FAA on May 21 announced the withdrawal of Chantix from its allowed...

                   

Chantix: There are better ways to stop smoking

consumerreports.org
May 24, 2008
        

As if smokers don’t have it hard enough, it turns out that a new drug heavily advertised as a way to help smokers kick the habit poses serious health risks, ranging from aggressive behavior to suicide. And, as we reported... ... As if smokers don’t have it hard enough,...

Trucking regulators warn against Chantix

upi.com
May 23, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. federal trucking regulators have advised medical examiners not to qualify anyone using Chantix, an anti-smoking drug linked to possible health issues. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the latest regulator to warn against certifying people using...

FAA Bans Anti-Smoking Drug for Pilots and Controllers

sci-tech-today.com
May 23, 2008
        

By Damian J. Troise The report and move by the FAA comes months after the Food and Drug Administration said the connection between Chantix and serious psychiatric problems is "increasingly likely." Pfizer had already added stronger warnings to the drug's label before that opinion was released in...

More Trouble for Pfizer's Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

yahoo.com
May 23, 2008
        

First pilots, now truckers. The feds said yesterday that people shouldn’t be qualified for trucking licenses while they’re taking Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix, the WSJ reports. The drug, which was launched in 2006 and initially looked like a much-needed success...

More Trouble for Pfizer’s Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix

wsj.com
May 23, 2008
        

First pilots, now truckers. The feds said yesterday that people shouldn’t be qualified for trucking licenses while they’re taking Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix, the WSJ reports. The warning came from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees the interstate trucking...

                   

FAA Bans Chantix: Will Pfizer Be Smoked Out of the Stop-Smoking Market? (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com
May 23, 2008
        

by: Mike Huckman posted on: May 23, 2008 | about stocks: PFE It just keeps getting worse. The critical mass has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ban pilots and air traffic controllers from taking Chantix. Last night, a non-profit watchdog group, the Institute for Safe Medication...

                   

Government Nixes Chantix for Pilots

webmd.com
May 23, 2008
        

Government officials have grounded the quit-smoking drug Chantix for pilots and truckers. ... Chantix Nixed for Pilots; Caution for Truckers, Bus Drivers Government Officials Eye Safety of Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix By Miranda Hitti WebMD Medical News May 23, 2008 -- The...

                   

Truckers Banned From Chantix Use

furiousseasons.com
May 23, 2008
        

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which regulates commercial trucking and bus driver licenses interstate, today issued a warning about Chantix, the stop smoking drug which yesterday was the subject of a ban by the FAA. The warning advised medical...

                   

Chantix Use Banned For Truckers

injuryboard.com
May 22, 2008
        

LEARN MORE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Institute for Safe Medication Practices statement Chantix label FDA Chantix Alert FDA Public Health Advisory IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ big rig/ author: Kozmoat98 The chorus of consumer complaints about the drug, Chantix is getting louder...

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