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Lancaster, Tim and Stead, Lindsay F (1998) Mecamylamine (a nicotine antagonist) for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2), Art. No.: CD001009. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001009..

External website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1465185...

The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of mecamylamine in promoting smoking cessation, either alone or in combination with nicotine replacement therapy.

Conclusion: Data from two small studies suggest that the combination of nicotine and mecamylamine may be superior to nicotine alone in promoting smoking cessation. However, these results require confirmation in larger studies before the treatment can be recommended clinically.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
International, Review, Article
Drug Type
Tobacco / Nicotine
Intervention Type
Drug therapy
Date
1998
Identification #
Art. No.: CD001009. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001009.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Number
2
Notes
Assessed as up-to-date: 1 DEC 2010
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Accession Number
HRB (Not in collection)

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