Champix/Chantix Warnings

December 8, 2007

admin wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Champix is the trade name for Chantix in the UK.

There have been a number of reports recently regarding the safety of Chantix for patients operating machinery or driving. Chantix is known to cause some drowsiness and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidance regarding its use. Specifically, they have suggested that people taking Chantix should not operate machinery or drive whilst undertaking the course of the drug.
Chantix treatment regimens typically last between 12 and 24 weeks. The drug works by interfering with the action of nicotine in the brain. The results of which lead to smokers having reduced cravings for nicotine and little pleasure from smoking.
There are more details regarding chantix side effects at the following website: http://chantix-side-effects.com
In another case in the UK, a man on a course of chantix to overcome smoking committed suicide, apparently out of the blue and there is growing [...]

Read the rest of this great post here

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