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Pfizer Continues to Halt Champix Shipments on Prolonged Fix of Manufacturing Process
Pfizer Japan will continue to suspend shipments of its smoking cessation aid Champix (varenicline) and the drug’s starter pack, a measure that has been in place since the detection of cancer-causing impurities in June last year. The product’s distribution was…
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