IQWiG has now published its final benefit assessment of bupropion, cytisine, nicotine and varenicline for smoking cessation, also in combination with each other, compared with no drug therapy.
The difference was sustained at week 12: 40% for the medication group versus 30% for the placebo. Adults with smoking histories were more likely to quit vaping than those who hadn’t smoked (47.6% vs ...
There are multiple smoking cessation products on the market. But there hasn't been a new approval of a pharmacotherapy without nicotine in nearly 20 years. This could change soon, as cytisinicline was ...
WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...
For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a set of guidelines to help the 750 million tobacco users across the globe who want to break the habit. The recommendations urge health ...
What new research finds about the connection between semaglutide and smoking cessation. (Getty Images) The study, conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), saw researchers reviewing ...
The Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking Cessation, released in January 2020, proved that smoking cessation is beneficial at any age. It reduces risks of premature death and can add as much as a decade ...
Folks struggling to quit smoking might need a bump up on the dose of medication they're using to help them stop, according to new clinical trial results. Patients are more likely to successfully quit ...
CATONSVILLE, MD, Oct. 21, 2025 – A new peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs ...
A new peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs meaningfully reduces cigarette use. At the ...
More frequent use of e-cigarettes was associated with higher rates of quitting traditional, combustible cigarettes, a national cohort study revealed. Daily vapers quit smoking more than twice as much ...