GPO to produce nicotine withdrawal herbal lozenge

BANGKOK, 5 June 2015 (NNT) – The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has joined hands with health agencies to produce an herbal lozenge for those wanting to quit smoking.

GPO Director Nopporn Chuenklin said the organization had been developing an herbal lozenge made from little ironweed extract, as well as Cytisine pills.

A recent study has suggested that oral ingestion of little ironweed helps reduce nicotine cravings. Meanwhile, Cytisine is derived from an alkaloid of golden rain tree and has been used to treat tobacco addiction in Europe for more than 50 years. The GPO is preparing to conduct a clinical study of both treatments to substantiate their safety and efficacy.

The project will offer smokers access to a cheap cigarette withdrawal treatment. The herbal lozenge and Cytisine pills should be ready for registration within two years. The Thai Health Profession Alliance against Tobacco and Thai Health Promotion Foundation have also contributed to the project.

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yes, ban the smoke-less e-cigarette for whatever reason

If the government want everyone to stop smoking, where will they recoup the large shortfall in tax? I very much doubt savings in the public health budget will suffice?

yes, ban the smoke-less e-cigarette for whatever reason

This just seems like another 'quack' remedy to try and get people to quit. Hypnosis, patches, gums, pills, none of them are really effective. The only real thing that smokers can do to kick their habit is to exercise their WILLPOWER. Without that no remedy so far invented will work.

Maybe someday they will come up with something that assists those with little or no willpower but I don't think a lozenge with extract of a tree will be of much help.

This just seems like another 'quack' remedy to try and get people to quit. Hypnosis, patches, gums, pills, none of them are really effective. The only real thing that smokers can do to kick their habit is to exercise their WILLPOWER. Without that no remedy so far invented will work.

Maybe someday they will come up with something that assists those with little or no willpower but I don't think a lozenge with extract of a tree will be of much help.

To add:

Willpower for roughly 1 week, only.

Where is the profit in willpower, you can't sell a bag of willpower.

Also Placebos do work. If you tell someone with this magic pill he'll be able to do it, it really increase the chance, no matter if the pill is just pressed grass.