The new anti-smoking drug works quiet fine. You pop a pill and next time you do not touch your favourite fag. IANS reports that global pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has developed a pill that they claim can help you quit smoking. The wonder pill, 'Chantix', which has already been approved by a drug licensing body in US, is being considered by European regulators too and could be on sale in Britain soon, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.
The trials of Chantix, also known as varenicline tartrate, suggest it is more effective than the available anti-smoking formulations on the market, it said.
Researchers randomly assigned 626 people to either Chantix at three different doses, to other drugs or to a placebo. The participants, who were aged between 18 and 65, used their assigned study drug for a week before quitting cigarettes completely, says IANS release.
They took the pills for about seven weeks, then they were followed for a year. At the end of four weeks, 48 per cent of participants who took Chantix twice daily successfully broke their habit compared with 33 per cent on an existing anti-smoking drug and 17 per cent of people given a dummy drug.
Craving was significantly reduced at all weekly time points for those taking the highest dose of varenicline compared with a placebo. Researcher Mitchell Nides said, "In this study Chantix helped subjects quit smoking, with a response rate three times higher than those for a placebo."
The smoking cessation could be linked with bothgoing against and resisting the craving for tobacco smoke and a habit timed with certain events of the day or longer periods of time.
The success of the drug will be measured for its being effective in helping you quit smoking without much fuss. So buy Chantix online or off the shelf at your nearest chemist and see if it works. It is reported that it really works fine.