A case report on varenicline induced delirium in an alcohol and nicotine dependent patient

A case report on varenicline induced delirium in an alcohol and nicotine dependent patient

Varenicline is a smoking cessation agent. Varenicline acts as a partial agonist of α4β2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and prevents nicotine binding to the same. It also causes dopamine (DA) stimulation that decreases craving and symptoms of dependence. A 40-year-old male diagnosed with a...

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Main Authors: A Lakshmi Narayan, H S Virupaksha, G Thejaswi, G R Saraswathy, V Madhavan, Murali Thyloth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Delirium
tobacco cessation
varenicline
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=3;spage=355;epage=357;aulast=Narayan

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