Thursday, November 3, 2011

A bad day for the Pharmas

Chantix Unsuitable for First-Line Smoking Cessation Use, Study Finds
The researchers found that 90 percent of all reported suicides related to smoking- cessation drugs since 1998 implicated varenicline, even though it was on the market only four years in the nearly 13-year study period. They also found that varenicline was eight times more likely to result in a reported case of suicidal behavior or depression than nicotine replacement products.
Chantix is EVIL. And you can be sure they are still trying to find a way to sell it.

Glaxo Settles Cases With U.S. for $3 Billion
The cases against GlaxoSmithKline include illegal marketing of Avandia, a diabetes drug that was severely restricted last year after it was linked to heart risks. Company whistle-blowers and federal prosecutors said the company had paid doctors and manipulated medical research to promote the drug.