Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 3 · 60%

Smoking abstinence at longest · people who smoke

Varenicline leads to higher smoking abstinence at longest compared with placebo or no medication (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.32 [2.15, 2.51]
41 studies · 17395 participants
High

Smoking abstinence at longest · people who smoke

Varenicline leads to higher smoking abstinence at longest compared with bupropion (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.36 [1.25, 1.49]
9 studies · 7560 participants
High

Smoking abstinence at longest · people who smoke

Varenicline leads to higher smoking abstinence at longest compared with nicotine replacement therapy monotherapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.25 [1.14, 1.37]
11 studies · 7572 participants
High

Smoking abstinence at longest · people who smoke

Varenicline showed no clear difference in smoking abstinence at longest compared with combination nicotine replacement therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.02 [0.87, 1.2]
5 studies · 2344 participants
Low

Smoking abstinence at longest · people who continued to smoke tobacco following acute coronary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether varenicline changes smoking abstinence at longest compared with e‐cigarettes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.25 [1.21, 8.71]
1 study · 54 participants
Very low