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Top Chantix Exec Compelled to Testify
By John Curran
Pfizer has used delaying tactics like settling with a Chantix multidistrict litigation attorney over the suicide of one past user, but unfortunately not all their actions have worked for them. The drug manufacturer’s executives tried to avoid testifying about Chantix suicide side effects, but the judge recently ruled that holding them to regulations from decades ago no longer made sense.
The company also released its own study on the rate of Chantix depression risks, concluding that they were no higher or lower than those of other smoking cessation drugs. However, both the Chantix MDL attorneys and the judge overseeing the case completely ignored the study. They argued that it was biased in Pfizer’s favor because they helped to fund it. Both sides are set to see whether not Chantix suicide side effects were the result of Pfizer failing to warn patients of the risk.
One point that may help Chantix side effects lawsuit lawyers is a study performed one year after the drug was released. Compared to drugs like Wellbutrin and Zyban, Chantix had the same number of adverse reports. However, the difference was that those Chantix depression side effects reports over one year were compared to those of Wellbutrin and Zyban over 10 years.
The test case which is set to be heard on January 22 encompasses a number of Chantix side effects. The plaintiff, Billy Bedsole, alleges that taking the smoking cessation drug caused him to develop Chantix suicidal thoughts in addition to memory loss and mood swings. It is one of each more than 2500 cases that have been filed by Chantix MDL attorneys. While Bedsole’s case is the “bellwether” trial it’s important for people who face Chantix side effects to realize that there are still options available to them.
If while taking the smoking cessation aid you were not aware of the major psychological effects that could’ve occurred, get educated. Visit our Chantix Suicide Heart Attack Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Investigation and learn more about what options you may have to pursue a legal remedy. When you fill out the short form there, you’ll receive free legal consultation from qualified Chantix MDL attorney. Find out whether not pursuing a claim against Pfizer Pharmaceutical could help pay for costly mental health treatment as well as loss of quality of life. It costs you nothing but could provide some solace for you and or your loved ones. Get in touch with a Chantix MDL attorney now.
Updated November 19th, 2012
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