Pfizer's New Chantix Advertisement Includes Warnings On Chantix side-effects
Date: 5th May 2008
Pfizer Incl. has lately added new chantix warnings to its chantix advertisement and with that Pfizer's advertising campaign to promote its anti-smoking product Chantix is reportedly changed to chantix awareness campaign. In these chantix warnings, Pfizer has highlighted certain chantix side-effects that chantix users are prone to experience such as depression, suicidal behavior, agitation, changes in behavior etc after using chantix and it also instructs patients to immediately consult a physician if they experience any of the above mentioned effects.
In its new chantix ad, Pfizer Incl. has also recommended patients to inform the doctor if they have a history of depression and other mental problems before administering the anti-smoking drug chantix, however, Pfizer's chantix advertisement informs patients that they are likely to experience strange, unusual sleep and trouble sleeping after using chantix, it also instructs chantix users to adopt carefulness while driving machinery.
According to Pfizer spokesperson Francisco Gebauer, the drug manufacturing company is changing the chantix advertising procedure by including new chantix warnings as smoking has now emerged as a major health concern. Altogether the new chantix advertisements are expected to inspire smokers to approach a physician to avail quit smoking instructions.
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/ |
