Nicotine patch therapy with no counseling produced 26% quit rate in JAMA study.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NICOTINE PATCH THERAPY WITH NO COUNSELING PRODUCED A 26% QUIT RATE at six months in a study by Douglas Jorenby, PhD, et al. that appears in the Nov. 1 Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients using 22 mg nicotine patches who received "minimal counseling" -- a single self-help cessation pamphlet -- had a 26% smoking cessation rate at six months, the end of the study's follow-up period.
You may also be interested in...
Supplement GMP Warning Letters Make Modest Debut In 2010
Finalization of a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Rexall Sundown regarding unsupported cellulite treatment claims for the firm's Cellasene dietary supplement hinges upon approval of two related class action settlements pending in California and Florida, according to FTC
In Brief
Combe sells most of its OTC brands
People In Brief
Perrigo promotes in pricing, planning