Chantix
We all know that smoking kills. Varenicline, better known as Chantix, is a prescription drug that is marketed as a partial cure for the deadly disease of nicotine addiction. Unfortunately, the cure in this case may be worse than the disease. Chantix has serious side effects – including increased risks of depression, erratic behavior, and even suicide – that has put thousands of people in danger.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, during the second quarter of 2008 alone some 910 newly-reported cases of serious injury can be attributed to Chantix -- 38 of which were fatal.
Health Canada, that country’s national healthcare system, announced in early 2009 that over 800 complaints of severe mood swings, depression or suicidal thoughts had been received from Canadian users. And besides these psychiatric effects, Chantix is suspected of causing:
- vomiting
- nausea
- stomach cramps
- gas pain
- constipation
- drowsiness and
- sleep disruption
If you are or were prescribed Chantix, you may be owed compensation for the damage and risk experienced by you as a result. A Chantix lawyer can help. By retaining the counsel of a specialist Chantix attorney, you can file a Chantix lawsuit and take the makers and sellers of this dangerous drug to court.
