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Stop-smoking pill varenicline to be offered by the UK's NHS
For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking—varenicline—will again be available from the NHS. Varenicline is one of the most effective ways to quit smoking and is ...
The free ‘Ozempic for smoking’ helped me kick my 20-cig-a-day habit after 45 years – I’ve saved £2,400 and counting
A DAD-of-five and pub DJ has finally kicked his 20-a-day cigarette habit after 45 years thanks to a pill dubbed ‘Ozempic for smoking’. Tony Murphy, 61, from Stockport, knew ...
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Stop smoking pills: Here’s how smoking changes the brain
Varenicline – made by pharmaceutical company Teva UK – is a once-a-day pill which works by tackling ... it can help about one in four people stop smoking for at least six months.
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I found a pill that’s like Ozempic for smokers. Within a week, I’d quit
My GP, for one, had no idea the pill had become available again, leading to a Sisyphean battle between him, my local pharmacy, and Camden and Islington's Stop Smoking Service (the patronisingly ...
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The best products to help you quit smoking, according to doctors
Varenicline, as a pill, works by blocking those receptors ... varenicline therapy is meant to start about a week before you stop smoking. Because it's also prescription-only, you'll have to ...
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NHS England relaunches anti-smoking pill programme
A daily pill that helps people stop smoking is to be offered by the NHS in England once again after it was withdrawn from sale in 2021 due to quality issues. A new generic version of varenicline ...