Drugs to stop smoking
Posted on August 17, 2008
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There is no miraculous drug treatments to help stop smoking. These treatments increase the chances of success of weaning to 6 months or 1 year. The LP Bupropion (Zyban)
It is prescribed by a doctor who will indicate its contrindications The Bupropion is ranked among the antidepressants. It is not reimbursed by health insurance.
It acts on receptors for dopamine by removing the symptoms of lacking after 7 to 15 days taken.
Recommended for highly dependent smokers smoking over 15 cigarettes a day and motivated by stopping smoking.
Side effects of the drug:
Your doctor will inform you of possible side effects: Among those, include
Insomnies
Anxiety
Depression
Dry mouth
Headaches
Dizziness…
There is a superiority modereede the drug compared to nicotine replacement.
After a year of stopping smoking with the help of this product, less than a quarter of smokers, approximately 20% continues to quit after the use of this product
The usual length of treatment is about 8 weeks.
The cost of treatment varies from one to two or more according to the pharmacies.
Some experts suggest this treatment to help smokers addicted, but others prefer not to use because of its side effects and its contrindications.
A pharmacological enhanced surveillance is currently conducted by the AFSSAPS.
This drug is indicated for use against-epileptic.
Varenicline (champix)
This medication is prescribed by a doctor
Prescribed since February 2007, the drug that meets a success, does not deliver nicotine in the body.
It acts on the brain so that smoking cigarettes will produce more pleasure. It intervenes at the level of nicotine receptors in the blocking .. As tobacco has more effect on the nicotine receptors already saturated.
It is recommended for smokers heavily dependent.
With this treatment, the smoker feels more pleasure in smoking a cigarette and lack of sensation is reduced.
Side effects: nausea, headaches, sleep…
Success rate in 12 months east of approximately 22%.
This medicine is contrindique pregnant women
The psosologie this medication must be dimimuee among women pocket.
This medication is monitored pharmacological the Afssaps because of a lack of hindsight to appreciate his good tolerance: Afssaps and the MEA, the European agency of the drug were alerted in December 2007, professionals health and patients about the risk of suicidal ideation, compotement disorders and suicide attempts occurred when using these treatments.
Duration: 12 weeks of treatment with the possibility to renew it possibly once in the opinion of the doctor.
Price of treatment: it varies from one to two or more according to the pharmacies.
Paid at 50 euros per year in connection with treatment to stop smoking.
Figures from the Ofdt of July 2007 reported a high consumption of Champix: 169,689 treatments have been prescribed Champix the French since its commercialization in February 2007, including 36,524 in June 2007.
A study carried out among 746 smokers who smoked an average of 23 ciagarettes per day for 25 years and had tried at least once to stop revealed that after a year off, 26.1% of smokers who took no champix still not smoking compared to only 20% among those who took a patch (February 2008)
This medicine should not be assumed with nicotine replacement.
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