chantixToday the FDA announced that it would be requiring the makers of Chantix, a smoking cessation drug, to put a black box warning on its packaging. The black box warning is the strongest step the FDA can take, short of pulling a drug from the market.
This New York Times article focuses primarily on the risk of depression and suicide. The FDA has received 98 reports of suicide and 188 reports of suicide attempts among Chantix users. However, I vividly recall reading this New York Magazine article first person account of Chantix's other psychological side effects, including terrifying nightmares and psychotic episodes.
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