Pharmacotherapy for tobacco dependence.
Handb Exp Pharmacol
; (192): 487-510, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-19184660
ABSTRACT
Pharmacotherapy can provide effective treatment of tobacco dependence and withdrawal, and thereby facilitate efforts to achieve and sustain tobacco abstinence. Currently approved medications for smoking cessation are nicotine replacement medications (NRT), including nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, sublingual tablet, inhaler and nasal spray, the antidepressant bupropion, and the nicotinic partial agonist varenicline. This review discusses the pharmacological basis for the use of these medications, and the properties that might contribute to their efficacy, safety, and abuse liability. The review also discusses how pharmacological principles can be used to improve existing medications, as well as assist in the development of new medications.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tabaquismo
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
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Nicotina
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Handb Exp Pharmacol
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos