Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation
Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this public health burden, effective treatment is...
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description | Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this public health burden, effective treatment is needed to help smokers stop smoking. Among the pharmacological treatments available, nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), when prescribed in combination with behavioural support, has been proven to be effective in helping a wide range of smokers to quit. NRT helps smokers during the withdrawal process by replacing a proportion of the nicotine formerly obtained from cigarettes. NRT is available in many formulations. The commonly prescribed formulations are nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine inhaler and nicotine nasal spray. The choice of which NRT to prescribe depends on the patient’s condition, established guidelines and protocols and availability. This article aims to review the role of NRT in smoking cessation. |
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spelling | um.eprints-27172019-11-13T05:25:35Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/2717/ Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation Robson, Noor Zurani H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this public health burden, effective treatment is needed to help smokers stop smoking. Among the pharmacological treatments available, nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), when prescribed in combination with behavioural support, has been proven to be effective in helping a wide range of smokers to quit. NRT helps smokers during the withdrawal process by replacing a proportion of the nicotine formerly obtained from cigarettes. NRT is available in many formulations. The commonly prescribed formulations are nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine inhaler and nicotine nasal spray. The choice of which NRT to prescribe depends on the patient’s condition, established guidelines and protocols and availability. This article aims to review the role of NRT in smoking cessation. Medpharm Publications 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/2717/1/Nicotine_replacement_therapy-South_Africa_Family_Practice-vol_52_%284%29-2009.pdf Robson, Noor Zurani (2010) Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation. South African Family Practice, 52 (4). pp. 298-303. ISSN 2078-6190, DOI https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v52i4.1434 <https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v52i4.1434>. http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1434 doi:10.4102/safp.v52i4.1434 |
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title | Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
title_full | Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
title_fullStr | Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
title_full_unstemmed | Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
title_short | Nicotine-replacement therapy: a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
title_sort | nicotine replacement therapy a proven treatment for smoking cessation |
topic | H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine |
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