Combined Therapy Benefits Cigarette Smokers Trying to Quit Compared to Monotherapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Jan. 7, 2014 — Among cigarette smokers, combining the smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion, compared with varenicline alone, resulted in higher smoking abstinence rates for one outcome but not the other at three and six months; rates were similar at one year, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this month [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - January 7, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Bupropion Linked With Delayed-Onset UrticariaBupropion Linked With Delayed-Onset Urticaria
Bupropion may put patients at risk for delayed-onset urticaria, a nationwide study from Taiwan has shown. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Naltrexone/Bupropion Combination in Obese Patients With T2DMNaltrexone/Bupropion Combination in Obese Patients With T2DM
Can this antidepressant/opioid receptor antagonist combination product promote weight loss in patients with T2DM? Diabetes Care (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
'No serious heart risks' linked to smoking cessation therapies
The American Heart Association claims that three different types of smoking cessation therapies do not pose serious heart risks, quashing concerns that certain products may increase the risks of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death.Researchers looked at the results of 63 clinical trials involving 30, 508 people who were quitting smoking using either nicotine replacement gums and patches, the nicotine addiction treatment varenicline (Chantix), or taking the antidepressant bupropion (Wellbutrin), which can reduce cravings and other unwanted withdrawal effects. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Lipid rescue therapy can interfere with critical lab values
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Caution with interpreting laboratory results after lipid rescue therapy. Punja M et al. Am J Emerg Med 2013 Oct;1536.e1-1536.e1
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This case report describes a 54-year-old man who presented to the emergency department after ingesting a suicidal ingestion of diphenhydramine, amitriptyline, and acetaminophen (APAP). On arrival the patient had evidence of cardiotoxicity with unstable vital signs and a prolonged QRS interval (136 msec). His initial aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level was elevated (138 U/L).
After treatment with sodium bicarbonate, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an...
Source: The Poison Review - November 13, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical amylase antidote aspartate intralipid laboratory error lipase lipid emulsion lipid rescue therapy pancreatitis transaminase Source Type: news
bupropion hydrochloride extended release (Forfivo XL)
Title: bupropion hydrochloride extended release (Forfivo XL)Category: MedicationsCreated: 10/16/2013 1:31:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/16/2013 1:31:29 PM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - October 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
bupropion hydrochloride extended release (Forfivo XL)
Title: bupropion hydrochloride extended release (Forfivo XL)Category: MedicationsCreated: 10/16/2013 1:31:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/16/2013 1:31:29 PM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - October 16, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Bupropion diversion and misuse in the correctional facility - Hilliard WT, Barloon L, Farley P, Penn JV, Koranek A.
The antidepressant bupropion plays an important role in the treatment of mental health disorders. It is well known that incarcerated individuals are at increased risk of experimenting with psychiatric medications and it is imperative for prescribers and cl... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
For smoking cessation in patients with current or past depression varenicline proves safe and effective
Varenicline is safe and effective to help smokers with current or past major depression quit smoking. Approximately half of smokers seeking treatment have a history of depression. This is a clinically important relationship because depression and smoking are among the leading causes of disability and death in the world and having depression makes quitting smoking more difficult. Varenicline has proven more effective than bupropion for smoking cessation, but because of its mechanism of action, there are concerns about the safety of varenicline in patients with psychiatric disorders... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Can E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit?
E-cigarettes create controversy and profits - almost equally. New data argue they can help people quit smoking - but will they also promote it?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 12, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. Tags: Addiction Health aa meetings brilliant designs bupropion cancer candy tastes Chantix chemicals in tobacco chemicals in tobacco smoke cigarette smokers cigarettes e-cigarettes functions of the nervous system harmful chemicals Source Type: news
Bupropion Drug Profile
Bupropion is an antidepressant, also sold as Zyban to help people quit smoking. The brand name of the antidepressant form is Wellbutrin. Here are important facts about bupropion HCl. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Wellbutrin / Zyban / Bupropion Side Effects
Bupropion is marketed under the brand names Wellbutrin (as an antidepressant) and Zyban (for smoking cessation). Common side effects include constipation, loss of appetite, dry mouth, and trembling or shaking. Other side effects may be more severe. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Information about Some of the Newer 'Atypical'...
Information about some of the newer 'atypical' antidepressants - Buspar buspirone Desyrel trazodone Effexor venlafaxine Remeron mirtazapine Serzone nefazodone Wellbutrin bupropion. (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - June 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study
A UCLA-led study of adolescents receiving treatment for methamphetamine dependence has found that girls are more likely to continue using the drug during treatment than boys, suggesting that new approaches are needed for treating meth abuse among teen girls.
Results from the study, conducted by the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine and the community-based substance abuse treatment program Behavioral Health Services Inc., are published in the April edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
"The greater severity of methamphetamine problems in adolescent girls compared to boys, combined ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 30, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Stop-Smoking Drugs Not Equal in Real Life (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Varenicline (Chantix) may hold some longer-term advantages for smoking cessation compared with bupropion (Zyban, others), according to a community-based trial. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
