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Jump to full article: Saudi Gazette Online (sa), 2009-08-19
Author: Abdullah Al-Meqatti
Intro: The Ministry of Health has banned two popular smoking cessation drugs as their side-effects include suicidal tendencies.
The drugs containing varenicline (trade name Champix from Pfizer) and buproprion (Yaba)) were banned after the US Food and Drugs Adminstration (FDA) issued a black box warning – the toughest warning on risks associated with a medicine — on serious mental health risks of the drugs.
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