New Anti-Smoking Pill Approved
May 11th, 2006 by Marsha JamesA new pill to quit smoking has been approved for sale by the FDA this week and will go on sale later this year. The new drug is called varenicline and has shown that it can help more than 1 in 5 effectively quit smoking when used as directed.
“It’s a welcome new addition. It’s like with cancer or heart disease or high blood pressure or diabetes: The more effective treatments you have, the better off patients are,” said Dr. Steven Schroeder, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, who is active in smoking cessation efforts.
Varenicline works in two ways, by cutting the pleasure of smoking and reducing the withdrawal symptoms that lead smokers to light up over and over again.
Marsha James wrote this on May 11th, 2006 and filed it under Healthy Living |
