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Varenicline, sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix among others, is a medication used for smoking cessation [5] [7] and for the treatment of dry eye syndrome. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist .
Chantix is a prescription drug that can help people quit smoking tobacco. Medicare’s prescription drug plans include coverage for certain smoking cessation drugs, including Chantix.
The U.S. drug regulator has in the past reached out to companies whose drugs had N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over accepted levels. Pfizer halts distribution of anti-smoking drug after finding ...
A daily pill designed to help people give up smoking will soon be rolled out on the NHS as experts hope it could prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths a year. Called varenicline, the pill ...
Smoking cessation, usually called quitting smoking or stopping smoking, is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. [1] Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. [2] [3] As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult.
Unlike varenicline (brand name Chantix), naltrexone is not useful for quitting smoking. [37] Naltrexone has also been under investigation for reducing behavioral addictions such as gambling, NSSID (non-suicidal self-injury disorder), and kleptomania , as well as compulsive sexual behaviors in both offenders and non-offenders (e.g. compulsive ...