What? What is cytisine? It is a plant based compound that has been used for decades in Eastern Europe for smoking cessation. It is considered similar to varenicline and more studies indicate it is more effective than patches. Oh, and it has milder and fewer side effects. It is receiving broader interest outside of Eastern Europe. It is not available in the United States.
Want to guess why? Because it is easy to manufacture and it is inexpensive.
Big Pharma is likely to team up with Big Gov to ensure this kind of competition does not invade their market. They've done it before, demonizing and all but outlawing a therapeutic used throughout the world, leaving US patients with nothing, until it was frankly too late. It's early days so now is the time to watch so you can see the opposition unfold. It is amazing if you will just look.
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