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Vaccine for smokers draws closer as Glaxo agrees US biotech deal

By Andrew Jack, Pharmaceuticals Correspondent

Published: November 17 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 17 2009 02:00

Smokers may soon be able to break their habit with an injectable vaccine that prevents nicotine in tobacco entering the brain, where it creates a highly addictive sensation of pleasure.

The NicVAX vaccine moved closer to the market yesterday after a deal between GlaxoSmithKline and the US biotech company Nabi Pharmaceuticals, which developed the product.

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