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Efficacy of combined varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy compared with varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy alone for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Addiction
Abstract Aims To assess whether combining nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with varenicline improves long‐term smoking cessation rates compared with varenicline or NRT alone. Method Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi‐RCTs, conducted according to PRISMA guidelines.
Zhou X, Huang Z, Song Q, Xia X, Cheng A, Liu Z, Wang M, Ji T, Aihemaiti A, Xie Y, Liu Y, Shi Y, Shi S, Gao Y, Liu H, He J, Zhao L, Xiao D, Wang C.   +18 more
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Neuropsychiatric safety of varenicline in the general and COPD population with and without psychiatric disorders: a retrospective cohort study in a real-world setting

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To evaluate the real-world association between varenicline and neuropsychiatric adverse events (NPAEs) in general and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population with and without psychiatric disorders compared with nicotine ...
Yuanyuan Wang, Bob Wilffert, Eelko Hak, H. Marike Boezen, Jens H. Bos, Catharina C.M. Schuiling-Veninga, Job F. M. van Boven   +6 more
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Integration of Tobacco Treatment Services into Cancer Care at Stanford. [PDF]

, 2020
As part of a National Cancer Institute Moonshot P30 Supplement, the Stanford Cancer Center piloted and integrated tobacco treatment into cancer care. This quality improvement (QI) project reports on the process from initial pilot to adoption within 14 ...
Fielding-Singh, Priya, Gali, Kathleen, Jimenez, Kayla, Kendra, Matthew S, Mirkin, Rachelle, Pike, Brittany, Prochaska, Judith J, Tran, Cindy   +7 more
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The association between self-reported varenicline adherence and varenicline blood levels in a sample of cancer patients receiving treatment for tobacco dependence

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2018
Introduction: The degree to which smokers quit successfully with varenicline is strongly associated with their adherence to the medication regimen. Thus, measuring varenicline adherence to identify smokers needing additional intervention is a priority ...
Grace Crawford, Nancy Jao, Annie R. Peng, Frank Leone, Ravi Kalhan, Rachel F. Tyndale, Jessica Weisbrot, Brian Hitsman, Robert Schnoll   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neural signatures of cognitive flexibility and reward sensitivity following nicotinic receptor stimulation in dependent smokers : a randomized trial [PDF]

, 2017
IMPORTANCE Withdrawal from nicotine is an important contributor to smoking relapse. Understanding how reward-based decision making is affected by abstinence and by pharmacotherapies such as nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline tartrate may aid ...
Aronson, Sarah E., Lesage, Elise, Ross, Thomas J., Salmeron, Betty Jo, Stein, Elliot A., Sutherland, Matthew T.   +5 more
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The effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in an Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial [PDF]

, 2019
Smoking cessation medications are effective but often underutilised because of costs and side effects. Cytisine is a plant-based smoking cessation medication with over 50 years of use in Central and Eastern Europe.
Boland, Veronica C., Courtney, Ryan J., Doran, Christopher M., Farrell, Michael, Ferguson, Stuart G., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Mattick, Richard P., McRobbie, Hayden, Mendelsohn, Colin P., Paul, Christine, Petrie, Dennis, Richmond, Robyn, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Siahpush, Mohammad, Thomas, Dennis, Tutka, Piotr, Walker, Natalie, West, Robert, Zwar, Nicholas   +19 more
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Is a combination of varenicline and nicotine patch more effective in helping smokers quit than varenicline alone? A randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
A McEwen, AC Farley, Al-Rehan Dhanji, D Gonzales, DE Jorenby, H McRobbie, Hayden McRobbie, HJ Aubin, JA Stapleton, JJ Prochaska, JO Ebbert, K Cahill, Katie Myers Smith, L Bauld, LF Stead, MC Fiore, N Lindson, P Hajek, P Hajek, Peter Hajek, R West, R West, R West, S Shiffman, S Shiffman, T Health, TF Heatherton   +26 more
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Insights into the pathogenesis of nicotine addiction. Could a salivary biosensor be useful in Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)? [PDF]

, 2019
Nicotine has gained the attention of the medical community due to its insidious addictive mechanisms which lead to chronic consumption. The multitude of compounds derived from tobacco smoke have local and systemic negative impacts, resulting in a large ...
Alexescu, Teodora G, Bordea, Roxana, Boșca, Bianca A, Băbțan, Anida-Maria, Câmpian, Radu S, Feurdean, Claudia N, Ilea, Aranka, Ionel, Anca, Miclăuș, Viorel, Mirică, Codruța I, Petrescu, Nausica B, Ruxanda, Flavia, Todea, Adina D, Uriciuc, Willi A   +13 more
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A case report on varenicline induced delirium in an alcohol and nicotine dependent patient

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2015
Varenicline is a smoking cessation agent. Varenicline acts as a partial agonist of α4β2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and prevents nicotine binding to the same.
A Lakshmi Narayan, H S Virupaksha, G Thejaswi, G R Saraswathy, V Madhavan, Murali Thyloth   +5 more
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Nicotine-replacement therapy: A proven treatment for smoking cessation [PDF]

, 2010
Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this
Robson, Noorzurani
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