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Bookmark or Share- Chantix, illegal for us? - TruckersReportIf you want to quit smoking without Chantix, the patch, or the gum, may I suggest "vaping". I smoked a pack and a half a day (2 and a half if I was drinking at night) for 30 years, tried a vapor e-cig (the newer, more powerful kinds) and haven't touched a cigarette since December 27th.
- What are the laws on prescription pain meds while driving rigsBan proposed in the U.S. On June 30, 2009, a the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted by a narrow margin to advise the FDA to remove Vicodin and another painkiller, Percocet, from the market because of "a high likelihood of overdose from prescription narcotics and acetaminophen products".
- Trucking Regulators Warn on Use of Chantix - TruckersReportChantix, made by Pfizer, Inc., was attacked in a study by a non-profit group on Wednesday for possible links to seizures, dizziness, heart irregularity, diabetes and more than 100 accidents. The Department of Transportation, which oversees regulations for railroads and the shipping industry, is considering issuing additional guidelines.
- Dot medical exam history need advice - TruckersReportThe doctor engaged him in an innocent conversation about whether he was a smoker, which he proudly said he quit. The physician asked him whether he used any medications to do so, even know it had happened a year prior. As soon as the doctor heard Chantix, he was required to flunk him. Which he did.
- DOT PHYSICAL questions. No answers - TruckersReportChantix, which first hit the market in 2006, has been a best-seller for Pfizer. In 2007, Chantix revenues were $883 million, compared with $101 million in 2006, the company said in its financial statements. Sales of the drug during the first three months of 2008 totaled $277 million, up 71% compared with the first quarter of 2007.
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