Australia's experience with varenicline: Usage, costs and adverse reactions

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-452

  Walsh, Raoul A ^a,b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nicotine medications; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Varenicline

Indexed keywords

BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC AGENT; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; VARENICLINE;

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; BENZAZEPINES; HUMANS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; QUINOXALINES; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650850973     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03282.x     Document Type: Letter

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