NHS rolls out ‘stop smoking’ pill on linkedin (opens in a new window)

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.

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,

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'?

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.

The NHS has announced that thousands of lives could be saved thanks to the roll-out of an improved anti-smoking pill on the NHS in England.In a statement on their website, the health service explained that the drug,

The NHS is rolling out a once-a-day pill called Varenicline, which could save thousands of lives by helping people quit smoking. More than 70,000 people die from smoking-related conditions like cancer each year.

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.

A new pill could be a "game-changer" for thousands of smokers in England aiming to quit. NHS England has announced that varenicline, a daily pill, may be more effective than nicotine patches or gum and as effective as vaping in reducing cravings and the effects of nicotine addiction.