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Anti-Smoking Medication Grounded. Chantix® Disallowed for Pilots, Controllers!


The anti-smoking drug Chantix from Pfizer, Inc., has been steeped in controversy since it came on the market in 2006. It has been the subject of U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisories due to reports of Chantix-induced dreams, attempted suicides and at least one death. Now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered any pilots [...]