What effective smoking cessation medications are available?

What effective smoking cessation medications are available? Many people go through great hardship, suffering, and frustration in order to quit smoking, yet the results are often less than ideal. Quitting smoking requires long-term determination, but you should never rely on willpower alone and try to quit cold turkey, as this can more easily break down your psychological defenses and lead to relapse. What effective smoking cessation medications are available? The editor at China Tobacco Net introduces five classic smoking cessation medicines to help you quit successfully.
 
What effective smoking cessation medications are available

From the moment people decide to quit smoking, they often look up a lot of information. There are many smoking cessation drugs on the market, but it can be hard to know which ones are truly effective. So what effective smoking cessation medications are available? Smoking cessation perfumes, patches, and candies are all options, but at present the most common smoking cessation medications are non-nicotine therapies. Oral medications are used by many people because they are less harmful and may also reduce the likelihood of relapse. It is best to go to a specialized institution, make a purchase after consulting based on your own condition, and find the smoking cessation medicine that suits you best—that is the most effective approach. The editor has compiled the following five classic smoking cessation medications and hopes they can help everyone.

According to market survey data, the failure rate of quitting smoking on one’s own is as high as 90% to 95%, while using medication to assist with smoking cessation can increase the success rate by 5 to 10 times. There are so many smoking cessation medicines on the market that it can be overwhelming, and it is hard to know which ones are truly effective. You also should not simply rely on hearsay, blindly follow trends, waste money, and take unnecessary detours. Below, the editor has collected five of the most classic and reliable smoking cessation medicines, which are said to have helped tens of millions of people quit successfully. Please read on.

1. Champix, a globally popular domestic prescription drug

What smoking cessation medications are available? First, let’s talk about one of the most popular current products, called Tangpei. Champix smoking cessation medication was the first self-developed product by Pfizer after Viagra with the potential to become a blockbuster drug. The FDA approved it for market launch in May 2006, making it the first smoking cessation drug in the United States in 10 years. Within 18 months of launch, 10% of smokers in the U.S. had taken the drug for a full three-month course. In 2007, Champix sales reached US$883 million. It has already received SFDA approval, been launched in the domestic market, and has been widely sought after.

2. Yueding (Bupropion Hydrochloride)

An antidepressant plus a smoking cessation medicine. Bupropion hydrochloride and its tablets were developed by Glaxo Wellcome. In 1989, it was approved by the U.S. FDA as an antidepressant, and then in 1997, its sustained-release tablets were approved as the first non-nicotine smoking cessation treatment. Bupropion hydrochloride is recommended as a first-line medication by the U.S. Clinical Practice Guideline and the UK Health Education Specialist Guideline, although its primary field is still antidepressant treatment. At the end of 2004, bupropion hydrochloride was launched in China, and it remains one of the better-selling smoking cessation medicines today.