Archive for the ‘Stop Smoking Medication’ Category
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Nicotine gum and lozenges release nicotine slowly into the mouth.
Nicotine patches stick to your skin and slowly release nicotine through the skin into your bloodstream.
The nicotine inhaler has a holder that contains nicotine. ...
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
What is nicotine?
Nicotine is the primary ingredient in tobacco products.
Nicotine in medical products is used to aid in smoking cessation. Using a controlled amount of nicotine helps reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking.
Nicotine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Brand Name: Chantix
Chemical Name: varenicline
How It Works
Varenicline is a pill you take that acts on sites in the brain affected by nicotine. Like nicotine medicines, varenicline helps with craving and withdrawal symptoms. But it also blocks the effects of nicotine from tobacco. If you start smoking again while taking varenicline, ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Brand Name: Zyban
Chemical Name: bupropion hydrochloride
How It Works
Bupropion is a pill you take to reduce your craving for tobacco. The way it does this is not entirely known. Bupropion does not contain nicotine and does not help you quit smoking in the same way that nicotine replacement therapy does.
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Examples
Brand Name
Chemical Name
Catapres
clonidine
Clonidine is available by prescription in pill or patch form.
Clonidine has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in helping people to quit smoking. However, the Tobacco Use and Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline Panel of the U.S. ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Examples
Brand Name
Chemical Name
Aventyl, Pamelor
nortriptyline
Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved nortriptyline for use in smoking cessation, the Tobacco Use and Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline Panel of the U.S. Public Health Service recommends it as a second-choice medicine for this use.
The preferred medicines to help you quit ...
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