Increasing Varenicline Dose in Smokers Who Do Not Respond to the Standard Dosage
Author(s) -
Peter Hájek,
Hayden McRobbie,
Katherine Smith,
Anna C. Phillips,
Danielle Cornwall,
A. Dhanji
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6916
Subject(s) - varenicline , medicine , placebo , nausea , dosing , smoking cessation , adverse effect , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , abstinence , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
Standard varenicline tartrate dosing was formulated to avoid adverse effects (primarily nausea), but some patients may be underdosed. To our knowledge, no evidence-based guidance exists for physicians considering increasing varenicline dose if there is no response to the standard dosage.
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