For the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the 2010 year began with three personal injury lawsuits against them claiming its drug Chantix, a non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults 18 and over quit smoking, was responsible for two attempted suicides and one wrongful death.
The lawsuits, which were filed in Manhattan at the New York State Supreme Court, claimed that Pfizer knew and failed to informed doctors and patients about the potential side effects of depression and suicide thoughts when taking Chantix.
In May 2008, Pfizer updated the consumer safety information for Chantix to state "some patients have reported changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions" after the FDA issued a statement saying "it appears increasingly likely that there is an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms" in February 2008.
However, the new lawsuits insist that the new warnings on Chantix were inadequate and Pfizer was reckless. They even claim that the drug company misrepresented the risks and dangers of Chantix. Two of the three lawsuits claim that their plaintiffs attempted to kill themselves as a result of taking Chantix. The third lawsuit is a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming Annette Pine killed herself after using the drug.
Pfizer issued a statement defending the drug.
"At all times, Pfizer has clearly communicated important information about the safe use of Chantix, which is available only with a prescription,'' Pfizer spokeswoman Sally Beatty said in the statement.
If you or a loved one was taking Chantix and believed you suffered injuries as a result of taking the drug, contact the Birmingham Personal Injury Attorneys of PDKH Law.
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