Treatment option for quitting smoking
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated tobacco guideline recommends cytisinicline as a treatment option for adults aged 18 to 65 who smoke. The drug works by attaching to some of the same neuronal receptors in the brain that nicotine does, reducing the urge to smoke. As with other licenced medicines for treating tobacco dependence, cysisinicline is more likely to be effective when combined with behavioural support.