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  1. Cytisine - Wikipedia

    • Cytisine, also known as baptitoxine, cytisinicline, or sophorine, is an alkaloid that occurs naturally in several plant genera, such as Laburnum and Cytisus of the family Fabaceae. It has been used medically to help with smoking cessation. It has been found effective in several randomized clinical trials, including in the United States and New Zealand, and is being inv… See more

    Other namesCytisine; Baptitoxine; Sophorine
    License dataDailyMed: Cytisine
    ATC codeN07BA04 (WHO)
    CAS Number485-35-8
    Sources

    Cytisine is extracted from the seeds of Cytisus laburnum L. (Golden Rain acacia), and is found in several genera of the subfamily Faboideae of the family Fabaceae, including Laburnum, Anagyris, Thermopsis, Cytisus… See more

    Uses

    Cytisine has been available in post-Soviet states for more than 40 years as an aid to smoking cessation under the brand name Tabex from the Bulgarian pharmaceutical company Sopharma AD. It was first marketed i… See more

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  2. Cytisine versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation | NEJM

    Dec 18, 2014 · Cytisine is a plant-based alkaloid found in members of the Leguminosae family. 1,2 Like varenicline, cytisine is a partial agonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), with an...

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    This study compares the effectiveness and safety of cytisine, a plant-derived nicotine receptor partial agonist, with varenicline, a prescription medication, for smoking cessation. The results show that cytisine is non …

  8. Cytisine, the world’s oldest smoking cessation aid | The …

    Aug 23, 2013 · Cytisine is a plant-derived alkaloid that acts on nicotine receptors and helps people quit smoking. Learn about its history, mechanism, safety, and availability in this BMJ editorial.

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  10. Cytisine

    Cytisine is an alkaloid naturally derived from the Fabaceae family of plants including the genera Laburnum and Cytisus. Recent studies have shown it to be a more effective and significantly more affordable smoking cessation treatment …