Cytisine, an inexpensive drug, more than doubles the chances of successfully quitting smoking compared to placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy. This has been shown by a study published in the journal. Dependence.
Cytisine is a compound of plant origin that is part of the drug Tabex, first synthesized in Bulgaria.
In the new study, researchers combined results from eight high-quality studies involving nearly six thousand patients. The analysis showed that those who took cytisine were more than twice as likely to successfully quit smoking compared to those who took a placebo (a medicine without an active ingredient).
Two studies also found that cytisine was slightly more effective than nicotine replacement therapy and was no different in effectiveness from another drug, varenicline.
The scientists’ findings suggest that cytosine could be used to make it easier to quit smoking.
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