Questioning Medicine
Questioning Medicine
Questioning Medicine
Episode 386: 397. What is the new drug for smoking cessation?
5 minutes Posted May 9, 2025 at 7:23 pm.
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2832701In this multisite trial, 800 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes daily (mean duration of smoking, ≈35 years) were randomized to 6 or 12 weeks of cytisinicline or to placebo. In the 6-week group,15% of cytisinicline recipients and 6% of placebo recipients were abstinent (defined by self-report and breath carbon monoxide <10 ppm) during weeks 3 to 6. In the 12-week group, 30% of cytisinicline recipients and 9% of placebo recipients were abstinent during weeks 9 to 12.