Quit Smoking Medication

Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Zyban), is an antidepressant (mood elevator), and is used to treat depression. Bupropion (Zyban) is used to help people stop smoking. Bupropion is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Chantix (Varenicline) is used to help you quit smoking. Chantix acts at sites in the brain affected by nicotine and may help those who wish to give up smoking in two ways: by providing some nicotine effects to ease the withdrawal symptoms and by blocking the effects of nicotine from cigarettes if they resume smoking.

Zyban is a novel, nicotine-free prescription medicine available as a sustained-release tablet for treating the problems of smoking addiction.