Widow Sues Chantix Maker Over Husband's Suicide
July 10, 2008 - 11:56 AM
Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
Tags: Chantix, , Suicide,
Posted by: Scott Kappes
Yesterday as the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was holding a hearing on why veterans were being given the “suicide-inducing drug” Chantix, an Alabama attorney was busy filing the first product liability lawsuit against Chantix maker, Pfizer. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Linda Collins, now a widow after her husband, David Collins, committed suicide while taking Chantix. In February, the FDA updated the label of the drug to warn patients that Chantix had been linked to serious nueropsychaitric events, suicidal thoughts, and suicide. The lawsuit claims that Pfizer failed to properly warn patients of the possible psychiatric side effects of Chantix.
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