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About Zyban,
the Chantix Alternative
Smoking has been considered as the single most preventable
cause of death in the country. In spite of all the
efforts of the health department and concerted
effects of all concerned the smoking population of
the country continues to be at an amazing figure of
45 million. Though 70 percent of the smoking
population wants to quit smoking they are not able
to achieve their objective and return to smoking
within a year of their resolution not to smoke.
It is in this backdrop the need and relevance of
smoking cessation drugs arise. There are various
drugs available in the market for the smokers help
to quit smoking. The prominent among them discovered
and marketed by the Glaxo laboratories Inc is the
Zyban.
Zyban pronounced ZIGH ?ban is a nicotine free
smoking cessation aid. It contains the same active
ingredient instead of the nicotine as the anti
depressant medication called Wellbutrin. The
medicine help boost the level of various chemical
messengers in the brain and the patient experience a
reduction in nicotine withdrawal symptoms and less
urge to smoke. It has been recorded that one third
of the people who participated in a support program
were able to quit smoking for at least a month. One
of the most important facts about this drug is that
one in thousand suffers a seizure while taking this
medicine and as such people with epilepsy and
similar other disease need to refrain from this
drug. More common side effects of the medicine.
Abdominal pain, abnormal dreams, anxiety,
constipation, diarrhea, disturbed concentration,
dizziness, joint pain, increased cough, itching,
nasal inflammation, nausea, nervousness, rash, sore
throat etc. |
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