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Anti-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Risks
By CPR St. Louis at August 8, 2011 | 3:09 pm | 0 Comment
A study found that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix poses significant cardiovascular risks, a claim the pharmaceutical giant immediately denied while defending the drug's benefits. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, showed Chantix is linked to a 72 percent greater risk of hospitalization due to a serious adverse cardiovascular event like a more...