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Pfizer Chantix Nitrosamine Class Action Settlement

Pfizer · Chantix smoking-cessation drug · Settlement Reached

About this case

Pfizer agreed to pay $44 million to resolve a consumer class-action lawsuit alleging that its smoking-cessation drug Chantix contained an undisclosed nitrosamine. Pfizer denies wrongdoing, and the matter has reached a settlement.

Case overview

Defendant company
Pfizer
Product or service
Chantix smoking-cessation drug
Court case number
22-MD-3050 (KPF); 22-MC-3050 (S.D.N.Y.)
Case status
Settlement Reached
Lawsuit type
Consumer
Reported harm
Product Defect

Important dates

settlement claim

Participation information

Settlement Claim

Individuals and third-party payors who paid any amount for retail purchases of branded Chantix in the United States or its territories from 2015-09-29 through 2021-09-17 may be included, subject to the settlement’s detailed eligibility terms.

Consumers had to submit the official online Consumer Claim Form or mail the completed form to Chantix Settlement, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173137, Milwaukee, WI 53217, by 2026-09-14. The form requests claimant contact information, the number of Chantix prescriptions purchased, and total out-of-pocket spending.

Type
Settlement Claim
Status
Deadline passed
Total settlement amount
$44,000,000
Payout
Consumer payments are distributed pro rata based on the amount each consumer paid for Chantix, capped at 20% of the Available Settlement Fund; no consumer claim may exceed the total amount paid for Chantix. The actual payment amount is variable and not stated as a fixed dollar amount.
Reported proof requirement
Unclear

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