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Article: FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug.
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- February 4, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 February 2008-US Food and Drug Administration: FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a Public Health Advisory to alert health care providers, patients, and caregivers to new safety warnings concerning Chantix (varenicline), a prescription medication used to help patients stop smoking.
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