Expect Less Focus on Psychiatric Effects With Varenicline
Boxed warnings about psychiatric events will be REMOVED from varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion labeling for smoking cessation.
These warnings about mood changes, agitation, nightmares, and other psychiatric risks were originally added based on case reports.
Now a large trial suggests that these meds do NOT increase psychiatric side effects in patients quitting smoking.
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