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The medications varenicline and bupropion are approved to help smokers quit, but are
only partly effective. Using both together however, might work better. I'm Erin White
for the dailyRx News Network
Researchers conducted a clinical study to determine if the combination of the medications
worked better than varenicline alone. At the 12 and 26 week time points in the study, more
people who took the combined treatment had not smoked since their quit date than those
who took varenicline alone. The research was conducted by a team led by Dr. Jon O. Ebbert,
from the Nicotine Dependence Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota:
"If you're a lighter smoker, one medication, varenicline is enough... if you're a heavier
smoker varneicline plus bupropin is better."
Find a smoking cessation program that works for you. Visit dailyRx.com for all the latest
health news. For the dailyRx News Network, I'm Erin White