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Effect of Varenicline on Individual Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: A Combined Analysis of Eight Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials

Use of varenicline while trying to quit smoking reduces and does not increase neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depressed mood and irritability measured on the MNWS in smokers without current psychiatric disorders. It is associated with increases in sleep
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added May 22, 2013 13:17
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[Czech Republic, UK] Fifty-two-week continuous abstinence rates of smokers being treated with varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy

Smokers in the same behavioural support programme who use varenicline appear to have a greater probability of achieving long-term abstinence than those using their choice of nicotine replacement therapy options, even after adjusting for potentially confou
Addiction
added May 16, 2013 09:50
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[Pakistan] With suspected TB, behavioral support curbs smoking

Behavioral support with or without bupropion is effective at achieving smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added May 11, 2013 14:41
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Smoking cessation in patients with respiratory disease: existing treatments and future directions

existing smoking cessation counselling and drugs are among the most cost-effective clinical preventive services available. Incorporation of such treatment into routine clinical practice is essential for provision of high-quality care to all patients, espe
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:29
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Smoking-cessation drug linked to violence

Q: My husband's best friend, another soldier, started taking Chantix on Wednesday to quit smoking. Sometime Sunday evening or early Monday morning, he murdered a 17-year-old recruit and shot himself in the head afterward.
Seattle (WA) Times
added Apr 28, 2013 19:06
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Tricare now covers smoking cessation drugs

Medications that help smokers kick the habit are now available through Tricare’s home delivery pharmacy system. Pharmaceuticals such as varencline, or Chantix, and buproprion, or Zyban, as well as various nicotine replacement therapies such as patches,
Army Times
added Apr 3, 2013 13:36
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[Alabama] Smoking-cessation drugs available by mail

Smoking cessation drugs now are available at no charge through the TRICARE Mail Order Program for service members, military family members and retirees under age 65 who want to kick this unhealthy habit.
Montgomery (AL) Advertiser
added Mar 31, 2013 14:31
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Stop-Smoking Drugs Not Equal in Real Life

* Varenicline (Chantix) may hold some longer-term advantages for smoking cessation compared with bupropion (Zyban, others). * Note that adverse event rates were similar overall among the groups without any significant differences in any of the psychiatr
MedPage Today
added Mar 28, 2013 09:22
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Effects of Varenicline and Bupropion Sustained-Release Use Plus Intensive Smoking Cessation Counseling on Prolonged Abstinence From Smoking and on Depression, Negative Affect, and Other Symptoms of Nicotine WithdrawalVarenicline and Bupropion and Nicotine

In a community sample, varenicline exerts a robust and favorable effect on smoking cessation relative to placebo and may have a favorable (suppressive) effect on symptoms of depression and other affective measures, with no clear unfavorable effect on neur
JAMA Psychiatry (Archives of General Psychiatry)
added Mar 27, 2013 16:36
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Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to quit, study reports

Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo – unmedicated assisted smoking cessation –according to a study published in the journal JAMA
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Mar 27, 2013 16:33
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