A large 2016 study studied the effectiveness of three smoking cessation treatments: nicotine patches, the prescription drug varenicline, and a combined treatment with the patch and nicotine lozenges.

Varenicline is one of the most effective ways ... Using two types of nicotine replacement therapy together, such as a patch with gum, also gives similar results. Using a single type of nicotine ...

Varenicline was approved for smoking-cessation treatment on May 11, 2006, under the trade name Chantix (Pfizer). A cost comparison of currently available smoking-cessation therapies appears in ...

Conclusions: Combination therapy is more effective than varenicline alone, especially if pre-cessation treatment of nicotine patch is administrated. Adverse events of combination therapy are ...

Pregnant women can be reassured that quit-smoking medicines such as nicotine patches and varenicline do not increase the risk of major birth defects in babies, according to new research from the ...

Smoking and depression - Gemma Taylor discusses the effects of smoking cessation treatment options for people with past or ...

Karnataka: Shilpa Medicare Limited has received approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) for Varenicline ...