Varenicline

Teenagers and young adults vaping daily/near daily with a desire to quit had better abstinence when treated with 12-week varenicline vs. placebo, according to results published in JAMA.

Nicotine vaping cessation rates were elevated with use of a text message intervention or varenicline vs. no/minimal support or placebo, according to data published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

BOSTON — Smokers with asthma were more likely to be prescribed a smoking cessation treatment than smokers who did not have asthma, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Both varenicline and e-cigarettes were effective as smoking cessation strategies compared with placebo, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

More adults with exclusive daily e-cigarette use receiving 8-week varenicline quit than those receiving placebo, according to a research letter published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Individuals using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation had a higher 6-month abstinence rate than nicotine replacement therapy users and a similar rate to varenicline users, according to results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Among various smoking cessation therapies, the highest likelihood for quitting was found with use of e-cigarettes, varenicline or cytisine, according to results published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Hospitalized smokers who received varenicline plus nicotine replacement therapy lozenges had an increased likelihood for abstinence, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

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