Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

Thirty-eight drugs have new labeling approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlining new BOXED WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS and/or ADVERSE REACTIONS, according to the FDA’s MedWatch July 2009 Drug Safety Labeling Changes posting.

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The Wall Street Journal reported in its Health Blog on May 21 that the Federal Aviation Administration has banned the stop-smoking drug Chantix for pilots and air traffic controllers.

According to the report, Pfizer’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix came in for a bit more trouble as a research group cited reports of physical side effects associated with the drug. The FAA, which reviewed the report, barred pilots and air traffic controllers from taking the drug, the WSJ reports.

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