Varenicline - Revision history

Paul Herring at 12:40, 14 November 2012

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Paul Herring at 12:39, 14 November 2012

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[[Varenicline]] is the chemical name of the drug sold under the trade name of [[Chantix]] in the United States, and [[Champix]] in Canada, Europe and other countries, marketed by Pfizer.

In November 2007 the [[FDA]] reported that it had received numerous reports that patients using [[Varenicline]] experienced serious side effects, the most notorious of which was suicidal behaviour. While some thought to associate this with nicotine withdrawal<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071205222932/http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/early_comm/varenicline.htm Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review: Varenicline] - FDA (archive)</ref>, it should be noted that
* not all of those exhibiting suicidal behaviour had actually stopped smoking
* lots of people exhibit nicotine withdrawal by other methods and don't commit suicide

In 2009, the [[FDA]] required the strongest warning possible on a medicine to be placed on [[Varenicline]]<ref>[http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm169988.htm Public Health Advisory: FDA Requires New Boxed Warnings for the Smoking Cessation Drugs Chantix and Zyban] - FDA</ref>

Other (non-trivial) symptoms reported:
* Nausea
* Headaches
* Insomnia/nightmares
* Increased danger to those with cardiovascular disease

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Smoking]]

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 In a document on the income and costs of smoking<ref>[http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/cough%20up%20-%20march%2010.pdf Cough up
-Balancing tobacco income and costs in society] - Policy Exchange</ref> (in which they perform lots of mathematical acrobatics) the Policy Exchange state:
+Balancing tobacco income and costs in society] - Policy Exchange</ref> (in which they perform lots of mathematical acrobatics<ref>[http://dickpuddlecote.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/that-policy-exchange-nonsense.html That Policy Exchange Nonsense] - Dick Puddlecote blog</ref>) the Policy Exchange state:
 {{quote|Varenicline is the most cost-effective treatment option in the NHS Stop Smoking Service. Studies consistently demonstrate it to be superior to any other therapy,
 but it is only used in 20% of cases.

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	In November 2007 the [[FDA]] reported that it had received numerous reports that patients using [[Varenicline]] experienced serious side effects, the most notorious of which was suicidal behaviour. While some thought to associate this with nicotine withdrawal<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071205222932/http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/early_comm/varenicline.htm Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review: Varenicline] - FDA (archive)</ref>, it should be noted that		In November 2007 the [[FDA]] reported that it had received numerous reports that patients using [[Varenicline]] experienced serious side effects, the most notorious of which was suicidal behaviour. While some thought to associate this with nicotine withdrawal<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071205222932/http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/early_comm/varenicline.htm Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review: Varenicline] - FDA (archive)</ref>, it should be noted that

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 * Insomnia/nightmares
 * Increased danger to those with cardiovascular disease
 ==References==