For those giving up on fag
10 Sept. 2006
The new anti-smoking drug works quiet fine
You pop a pill and next time you do not touch your favourite fag. IANS
reports that global pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has developed a pill that
they claim can help you quit smoking. The wonder pill, ‘Chantix',
which has already been approved by a drug licensing body in US, is being
considered by European regulators too and could be on sale in Britain
soon, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.
The trials of Chantix, also known as varenicline
tartrate, suggest it is more effective than the available anti-smoking
formulations on the market, it said.
Researchers randomly assigned 626 people to either Chantix at three
different doses, to other drugs or to a placebo. The participants, who
were aged between 18 and 65, used their assigned study drug for a week
before quitting cigarettes completely, says IANS release.
They took the pills for about seven weeks, then they were followed for
a year. At the end of four weeks, 48 per cent of participants who took
Chantix twice daily successfully broke their habit compared with 33 per
cent on an existing anti-smoking drug
and 17 per cent of people given a dummy drug.
Craving was significantly reduced at all weekly time points for those
taking the highest dose of varenicline compared with a placebo. Researcher
Mitchell Nides said, "In this study Chantix helped subjects quit
smoking, with a response rate three times higher than those for a
placebo."
The smoking cessation could be linked with both – going against
and resisting the craving for tobacco smoke and a habit timed with certain
events of the day or longer periods of time.
The success of the drug will be measured for its being effective in
helping you quit smoking without much fuss. So buy Chantix online or off
the shelf at your nearest chemist and see if it works.
It is reported that it really works fine.
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