New drugs against smoking addiction

A new drug that will help smokers quit the market in Canada by the end of April. The Canadian Ministry of Health has approved a new generation of smoking cessation drugs that are different from all drugs currently available in the country.

A new drug that will help smokers quit the market in Canada by the end of April. The Canadian Ministry of Health has approved a new generation of smoking cessation drugs that are different from all types

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The drug is currently available in this market.

According to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the new drug produced by the manufacturer called Champix, a varenicline tartrate compound has proven to be twice as effective as Zyban.

Unlike other high-quality drugs that penetrate the skin, Champix does not release nicotine into the body. Dr. Gaston Ostiguy, a lung specialist at Montreal Thoracic Institute explained that this drug affects the nicotine sensing cells that smokers have developed in the brain. When activated, these sensory cells secrete dopamine, creating a pleasant feeling.

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Update 14 December 2018
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