Hanmi releases smoking cessation treatment

Hanmi Pharm says it has launched a sustained release formulation of bupropion HCl 150 mg as a smoking cessation aid, intended to be taken once a day.

Originally marketed as an anti-depressant drug, bupropion is available by prescription only. Its effectiveness as a quit smoking aid was discovered when smokers using it to treat depression also lost interest in smoking. People not planning to ...