2023-11-03 15:42:59
Smokers who want to quit this harmful habit have a new drug financed by Health to get it. It is called Recigarum and its active ingredient is cytisine or cytisinicline, the same as Todacitan, the other drug for give up smoking which began financing at the beginning of 2023.
This medication helps you quit smoking and relieves the anxiety that occurs when you quit smoking. The use of cytisyniclinethe Recigarum package insert notes, allows a gradual reduction in nicotine dependence without withdrawal symptoms (e.g., depressed mood, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, increased appetite).
Likewise, the medication’s package insert warns that “it should only be used by people who have the firm intention of quitting smoking.” “Using cytisinicline without stopping smoking or using nicotine-containing products could cause the adverse effects of nicotine to worsen,” he notes.
The duration of treatment is 25 days and you must stop smoking no later than the fifth day after starting. If you are unable to stop smoking during it, you should stop and can resume after 2 or 3 months. It is a medicine that requires a prescriptiontherefore you should consult with your reference doctor.
You start with 6 pills daily, for the first three days; which drop to five tablets between day 4 and 12; four between the 13th and 16th; three between 17 and 20; and two tablets from day 21 to 25.
The price of Recigarum is 111.09 euros, which remains at 71,16 euros with Health financing.
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