Cytisine now an option recommended by NICE!
NICE guideline NG209 has been updated to include Cytisine (also known as cytisinicline).¹
Cytisine has been classified as among the “more likely” interventions to result in successful quitting for UK smokers in the updated NICE NG209 guidelines.¹
The NICE Guidelines mandate that healthcare providers ensure Cytisine is made available to smokers as a treatment option alongside other current therapies.
To read the full updated guidance Click here
Cytisine, an effective treatment and supported by decades of use in Eastern Europe, is now endorsed by NICE giving healthcare professionals an additional option for smoking cessation1-4
1. NICE NG209. Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209
2. Cytisine Summary of Product Characteristics. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/15789/
3. Prochaska JJ, Das S, Benowitz NL. Cytisine, the world’s oldest smoking cessation aid. BMJ. 2013 Aug 23;347:f5198. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5198. PMID: 23974638.
4. Karnieg T et al. Cytisine for smoking cessation. CMAJ: 2018 Cited at: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/190/19/e596
