Varenicline tartrate
Definition: Varenicline, sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix among others, is a medication used for smoking cessation and for the treatment of dry eye syndrome. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist. When activated, this receptor leads to the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens, the brain's reward center, thereby reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms with smoking cessation, although less pronounced than a full agonist (e.g. nicotine). source: Wikipedia
- ID
- 428382005
- ID date
- 12 Jun 2008
- Previous ID
- 10970611000001100
- Name
- Varenicline tartrate