Article: VA reports more Chantix effects; Study participants had 26 'serious' events.(PAGE ONE)

Byline: Audrey Hudson and Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder suffered a total of 26 serious adverse events while participating in a Veterans Affairs study of the anti-smoking drug Chantix, a VA official said Wednesday night.

"Based on current data 26 Serious Adverse Events (SAE) occurred in patients while on Chantix," VA spokesman Matt Smith said in a statement e-mailed to The Washington Times, adding that 10 of the adverse events "were of a psychiatric nature."

His e-mail also said, under a listing of "Adverse Events," that there were two cases of suicidal thoughts.

The agency previously ...

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