Using a combination of nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline may be more effective as first-line therapy for smoking cessation than varenicline alone, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

“Nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline are both effective in helping smokers quit,” Akesh Thomas, MD, internal medicine resident [...] “There is growing interest in combining these two treatment methods for better outcomes, but none of the available first-line pharmacological therapies to treat tobacco dependence have been labeled for use in combination with other therapies.”