Mind-destroying drug Chantix to receive new black box warning label

‘In response to a request from drug giant Pfizer to remove the “black box” warning on the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, the FDA has decided to not only retain the warning but expand it.

A black box warning is the most severe action the FDA can take against a drug, short of banning it. The current label for Chantix already warns that patients taking the drug may develop aggressive or suicidal behavior. That warning will be expanded to note that the drug has also been linked to reduced alcohol tolerance leading to seizures.’

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