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50% of Quit-Smoking Clinics Closed or Suspended, Will Champix Re-Supply Bring Them Back Online?
Pfizer Japan is aiming to resume shipments of the smoking cessation aid Champix (varenicline) in the first half of next year by lifting its supply suspension that has been in place over three years. While a recent survey has found…
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