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Nicotine replacement therapy [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 EDITOR, - Jin Ling Tang and colleagues' systematic analysis of randomised trails of the efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking1 is an important contribution to evidence of the effectiveness of nicotine gum and patches in stopping smoking. As the authors conclude, these aids …
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Review: Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2018 Smoking is associated with numerous cancers and atherosclerosis. Smoking cessation has substantial potential in reducing morbidity and mortality worldwide. The initial steps “5 A’s” (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) should be applied in all patients.
Chok Limsuwat +2 more
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The role of doctors in smoking cessation: evidence from the Cochrane Library
SA Heart Journal, 2021 This article examines the role of doctors in assisting patients who smoke to quit, using evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews of randomised trials.
Tim Lancaster
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy : An Overview
International Journal of Health Sciences, 2016 Today tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world. Tobacco use is often incorrectly perceived to be solely a personal choice. This is contradicted by the fact that when fully aware of the health impact, most tobacco users want to quit but find it difficult to stop due to the addictiveness of nicotine. Henceforth, Nicotine
Nagesh L, Umesh Wadgave
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GP prescribing of nicotine replacement and bupropion to aid smoking cessation in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2004 Aims Prescribing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or bupropion for smoking cessation is of considerable importance to public health but little is known about prescribing practices.
McEwen, A, Owen, L, West, R
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Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A combination of behavioural and pharmacological support is judged to be the optimal approach for assisting smoking cessation. Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) is a single-session pharmacotherapy-free programme that has been in operation ...
Albery, I. +13 more
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Characteristics of selectors of nicotine replacement therapy [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 2005 Objective:To assess differences in demographic and smoking characteristics between smokers who have and have not used nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).Design:Mail survey of US smokers from a national research panel.Participants:Smokers 18 years and over who returned a survey on smoking (n = 9630).
Christine T. Sweeney +2 more
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Health Technology Assessment, 2020 Background: Smoking is the leading avoidable cause of illness and premature mortality. The first-line treatments for smoking cessation are nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline.
Neil M Davies +8 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
, 2002 The aim of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is to replace nicotine from cigarettes. This reduces withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation thus helping resist the urge to smoke cigarettes.The aims of this review were to determine the effectiveness of the different forms of nicotine replacement therapy (chewing gum, transdermal patches ...
Silagy, C +4 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy [PDF]
Thorax, 2012 Cigarette smoking is a major modifiable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) is recommended in guidelines, but its efficacy and safety during pregnancy is uncertain. This multicentre double-blind trial recruited 1050 pregnant participants who were in their 12–24 weeks' gestation periods.
Thomas D. Stringfellow, John D Blakey
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