Nicotine Replacement Therapy

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  Plant Compound Effective, Inexpensive Way To Help People Quit Smoking: Study

  Cytisine, a plant-based compound, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by over two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy, a study has found.

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  34 Drugs, Including Anti-Cancer Medication, Added To National Essential Medicines List

  Thirty-four drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.

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  Smoking: Nicotine Replacement Therapy - The Right Way To Quit

  Quitting smoking isn't easy, and it won't happen overnight, but the process isn't impossible. The journey will be challenging but will undoubtedly be rewarding once you enjoy the benefits of a smoke-free life.

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  Quit-Smoking Pill Won't Trigger Heart Attack, Depression

  An anti-smoking pill that was earlier thought to increase the risk of heart attack and depression is actually safe, researchers say.

• Dr Reddy's Acquires Habitrol Brand

  City-based drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories has acquired Habitrol brand, a nicotine replacement therapy transdermal patch, from Novartis Consumer Health Inc.

• Nicotine gum and skin patch face new doubt

  The nicotine gum and patches that millions of smokers use to help kick their habit have no lasting benefit and may backfire in some cases, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date of so-called nicotine replacement therapy.

• NGO Sends Kit To Help Shah Rukh Quit Smoking

  An NGO on Friday said it has sent a set of nicotine replacement therapy (NRTs) patches to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to help him quit smoking.

• Nicotine replacement safe during pregnancy

  For women trying to quit smoking during pregnancy, using nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patches or nicotine gum is safe.

• Nicotine helps COPD patients quit smoking

  Nicotine replacement therapy enables a significant number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to stop smoking.

• Few quit smoking permanently

  According to a new report around one-half of people who manage to stop smoking for one year after using nicotine patches eventually start smoking again. The investigators revisited a group of people who had tried to quit smoking eight years prior during a study of the benefits of nicotine replacement therapy.