Va Chief Sees Room to Improve Warnings ; Says Chantix Letter Should Have Detailed Suicide Risk
The Washington Times › June 20, 2008
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Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake sought Thursday to quell a growing controversy over his agency's failure to quickly notify veterans about psychotic and suicidal side effects from the anti-smoking drug Chantix, vowing that his department will improve its communication process to ensure patients are alerted more quickly when dangerous side effects emerge.
Mr. Peake also said the letter the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) sent to veterans in February - three months after learning about new complications from Chantix - should have identified suicidal behavior as one of the risks.See the full content of this document
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Va Chief Sees Room to Improve Warnings ; Says Chantix Letter Should Have Detailed Suicide Risk
"It could have been stronger," Mr. Peake said in an interview with The Washington Times. "I would liked to have seen us a little tighter in our execution."
To make the point, the former Army surgeon turned VA chief said he was personally sending a letter to more than 32,000 veterans taking Chantix to ensure they understand all of the issues, including the ri...See the full content of this document
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