A study which researched the effects of different quit smoking products and compared them, has reported that a combination of nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge works best and has the most success rate.

"The study shows that one therapy came out on top, the patch and the lozenge together," said Dr. Jonathan H. Whiteson, co-director of the Joan and Joel Smilow Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. "The reasoning behind it is that the patch supplies a steady supply of nicotine replacement and the lozenges give a boost of nicotine which you can use when you have an extra craving. It gives people control."

The research, which was funded by the by the U. S. National Institutes of Health, took 1,504 adults who had smoked regularly into consideration. Different quit smoking methods were given to different groups, combined with counseling sessions. The group on nicotine patch plus nicotine lozenge showed the most improvement.

The study was conducted over a period of 8-12 weeks and did not include Varenicline as it has not gained FDA approval when the study started.