About The Study: For individuals who smoked but did not achieve abstinence after treatment with varenicline, increasing the dosage enhanced abstinence versus continuing, whereas for nonabstainers initially treated with combined nicotine replacement therapy, a dosage increase or switch to varenicline enhanced abstinence and may be viable rescue strategies.
About The Study: For individuals who smoked but did not achieve abstinence after treatment with varenicline, increasing the dosage enhanced abstinence versus continuing, whereas for nonabstainers initially treated with combined nicotine replacement therapy, a dosage increase or switch to varenicline enhanced abstinence and may be viable rescue strategies.
Authors: Paul M. Cinciripini, Ph.D., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, is the corresponding author.
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Ophelia Keating. "Smoking cessation after initial treatment failure with varenicline or nicotine replacement." Scienmag. May 2, 2024. https://scienmag.com/smoking-cessation-after-initial-treatment-failure-with-varenicline-or-nicotine-replacement/
