Use of Cytisine for Stop Smoking

Following recent enquiries about the unlicenced product Cytisine, this interim local position has been drafted, pending further national guidance expected later this year.

When asked about the use of Cytisine, stop smoking advisors should respond as follows:

“Cytisine is not a licensed product in the UK. Should patients choose to obtain and use cytisine, all we can do is recommend the patient always follows the manufacturer’s instructions, including people who should not use it, and report any adverse events to MHRA via https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/. 

As Stop Smoking Practitioners we cannot recommend any unlicensed product. We have other products that we can recommend that are effective in helping people to stop smoking.”