Punitive Damages in Chantix Suicide Lawsuit To Be Considered in First Trial
The federal judge presiding over the first Chantix suicide lawsuit set to go before a jury next month, is allowing the plaintiff to pursue punitive damages against Pfizer over the psychiatric risks...
View ArticleChantix Trial Postponement Sought by Pfizer Following Study
Pfizer is asking to delay the start of the first Chantix trial, which is scheduled to being next week over claims that the company’s stop-smoking drug caused suicidal thoughts and actions. The drug...
View ArticleChantix Suicide Case Settles As Trial Ready to Begin
Following several attempts to postpone the start of the first Chantix trial, which was set to begin on Monday, Pfizer has reportedly reached an agreement to settle a product liability lawsuit brought...
View ArticlePfizer CEO Required to Testify at Chantix Trial in January 2013
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, will be required to appear in person to testify in the first product liability lawsuit over Chantix,...
View ArticleChantix May Increase Risk of Heart Problems, FDA Warns
Federal drug regulators indicate that data from a number of different clinical trials suggest that there are signs that side effects of Chantix may indeed cause an increased risk of heart attacks,...
View ArticleChantix Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Set For Trial This Month
Pfizer has once-again settled a Chantix lawsuit days before trial was scheduled to begin, resolving a claim that alleged the global pharmaceutical company failed to adequately warn about the risk of...
View ArticlePropecia’s Risk of Persistent Sexual Problem Highlighted in ISMP Report
A recent analysis of adverse event reports submitted to the FDA in connection with many popular medications has resulted in calls for additional studies about the risk of sexual problems from Propecia,...
View ArticlePfizer Settles Chantix Lawsuits Over Suicides, Attempted Suicides
Pfizer indicates that it has reached agreements to settle the vast majority of all Chantix lawsuits filed on behalf of former users of their prescription smoking cessation drug, which allege that side...
View ArticleMediation Ordered in Chantix Lawsuits That Have Not Settled
After settlement agreements have been reached in substantial majority of all Chantix cases consolidated in the federal court system, the judge presiding over the litigation has ordered that all...
View ArticleNeurontin Lawsuit Verdict of $142M Upheld By Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has upheld a $142 million jury verdict in a case involving Pfizer’s epilepsy drug Neurontin, and opened the door for potentially even more lawsuits. On April 3, the U.S. Court...
View ArticleSingulair Psychiatric Side Effects Result in ‘Do Not Use’ Recommendation
Nightmares and other psychiatric side effects of the asthma drug Singulair have led the consumer watchdog Public Citizen to place the medication on their “Do Not Use” list. In the July edition of the...
View ArticleFinal Dismissals Issued as Nearly 700 Chantix Cases Settle
An agreement to settle one of the first groups of Chantix lawsuits has been finalized, resulting in the dismissal of nearly 700 claims filed against Pfizer over the drug maker’s alleged failure to...
View ArticleSuicidal Teens May Use Tylenol For Fatal Liver Damage Risks: Report
A recent investigative report suggests that teens who want to commit suicide may be increasingly turning to Tylenol, which can result in fatal liver damage when high doses of the over-the-counter...
View ArticleStudy Raises Questions About Link Between Chantix and Depression, Suicide
For individuals with a history of depression treatment, the smoking cessation drug Chantix does not appear to make things any worse, with new research indicating that such users may not face an...
View ArticleAnti-Smoking Drug Suicide Risks Questioned by New Study
Following concerns over psychiatric side effects associated with some anti-smoking drugs, researchers indicate that a new study was unable to find a link between and use of Chantix, Wellbutrin or Zyban...
View ArticleStudy Finds No Heart Risks with Chantix, Other Anti-Smoking Products
New research raises questions about earlier concerns that side effects of smoking cessation drugs, such as Chantix, may cause heart problems. In a study published in the medical journal Circulation...
View ArticleTraumatic Brain Injury Survivors Face Tripled Risk of Death: Study
Survivors of a traumatic brain injury may be three times more likely to face a premature death, according to the findings of new research from Sweden that increases concerns about the potential...
View ArticlePsychological Problems Most Common Reported Child Drug Side Effect
Psychiatric side effects appear to be the most prevalent risk for children taking prescription medications, according to a new analysis of adverse event reports submitted to federal drug regulators....
View ArticleChantix Side Effects Face New FDA Review
Federal drug officials plan to take a second look at the potential psychological side effects of Chantix, and may be preparing to back off of prior warnings that indicated the smoking cessation drug...
View ArticleAntidepressants May Increase Suicide Risk In Young Users: Study
New research suggests that starting young patients off at high doses of antidepressants, such as Paxil and Zoloft, could increase their risk of suicide and self-harm. In a study published this week...
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