Would you take an NHS stop smoking pill? Take our poll and have your say
As the NHS outlines its strategy to help smokers quit using Varenicline, a new nicotine-free pill designed to help people curb the addiction, we ask would you take a 'stop smoking pill'?
New ‘game changer’ stop smoking pill to be given to thousands on NHS
A daily pill designed to help people give up smoking will soon be rolled out on the NHS as experts hope it could prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths a year. Called Varenicline, the pill tackles nicotine cravings while also combatting withdrawal symptoms like irritability and sleeping issues.
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The new drug will help thousands of smokers to quit and could save the NHS millions, but what can patients expect from it?
NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill
The NHS will start offering an "improved" stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in England who want to quit cigarettes. Varenicline, a daily tablet given over a few months, is as effective as vapes and more effective than nicotine replacement gum or patches,
What is the 'stop smoking pill' being rolled out on the NHS and how can you quit using Varenicline?
The NHS outlines its strategy for helping smokers quit using Varenicline, which NHS data shows gives people the best chance of kicking the habit once and for all
'Game-changer' pill to help people stop smoking rolled out in UK
A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service, health officials in the UK say.
How the NHS’ anti-smoking pills work
Varenicline is a pill that has to be taken daily to help you stop smoking. It helps to reduce nicotine cravings and the urge to smoke again by stimulating the receptor in your brain that nicotine normally would. It blocks those receptors so nicotine can't bind to them, according to Lloyds Pharmacy.
UK NHS rolls out a new 'stop-smoking' pill: Could this be the game-changer smokers need?
The NHS in England is launching Varenicline, a once-daily pill designed to help smokers quit by reducing nicotine cravings and easing withdrawal symptoms. Expected to assist over 85,000 smokers annually,
New anti-smoking pill hailed as a 'game changer' will be offered on the UK's NHS
Other smoking cessation treatments offered by the NHS include nicotine replacement therapies such as nicotine patches or gum and a drug called Bupropion (marketed under the brand name Zyban), an antidepressant that was found to help reduce peoples’ cravings.
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In a statement on their website, the health service explained that the drug, named Varenicline, has been shown to work as well as vapes to help people stop smoking, and is a more effective aid than nicotine-replacement gum or patches. It will be offered to tens of thousands of smokers in England as another option to help them quit the addiction.
'I'm a doctor - here's why stop-smoking drug varenicline being on the NHS is great news for the nation's health'
Varenicline, a simple daily pill, could be a game-changer for people who want to quit smoking and is another vital step in shifting our NHS further towar
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