Use of low-dose varenicline in patients who do not tolerate standard-dose varenicline: A longitudinal case series
Patients who experience significant nausea with standard-dose varenicline may successfully make transition to a 0.5 mg low dose twice daily and those who experience vivid dreams to 1 mg varenicline in the morning. Treatment efficacy rates remained relatively high. This suggests a need for a future randomized controlled trial to establish low-dose varenicline as an approach for patients who do not tolerate the standard-dose varenicline.
Authors
- Luisa Masclans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-0480)
- Mark E. Swanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-2838)
- James M. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-5649)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Duke Cancer Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/194629
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76