Varenicline is now another medication option she would raise with her 16- and 17-year-old patients and their parents, McGee says. And as a twice-a-day pill, it can be taken outside of school hours.

Teenagers and young adults vaping daily/near daily with a desire to quit had better abstinence when treated with 12-week varenicline vs. placebo, according to results published in JAMA.Notably ...

In recent years, vaping has become increasingly common among adolescents and young adults. A study published in JAMA suggests that varenicline combined with brief, remotely delivered behavioral ...

Vaping has become a widespread habit among young people and effective ways to help them quit have been hard to come by. A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital now offers the first clinical ...

Researchers used the drug Varenicline to block the pleasant effects of nicotine on the brains of a group of 16- to 25-year-olds over a 24-week period.

A new study says medication can help The oral pill varenicline helped people ages 16-25 abstain from e-cigarettes Tony Dejak/AP By Sarah Todd April 23, 2025 Reporter, Commercial Determinants of Health ...

For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking – varenicline – will again be available on the NHS. Varenicline is one of the most effective ways to quit smoking and is deemed ...

Tens of thousands of smokers have been offered hope of quitting thanks to a radical new pill that is set to become available on the NHS. Varenicline has been hailed as a "game changer" by the NHS ...

Varenicline will become another option for people using NHS stop smoking services in England. A branded version of the smoking cessation pill - known as Champix - was previously prescribed, but ...

Varenicline will be offered the pill via council-led stop smoking services and smokers wanting to quit will be able to self-refer via the NHS Better Health website. After options are discussed in ...

Varenicline – made by pharmaceutical company Teva UK – is the generic version of a previously used branded pill called Champix, which was withdrawn in 2021 after an impurity was discovered.