GSK supports smoking cessation campaign
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline partners with the American Legacy Foundation to provide 125,000 free Nicorette gum starter packs to participants in the EX smoking cessation program. "Study after study shows that when smokers have access to a broad range of tools to help them quit, they are more successful in the long term," said Karen Scollick, VP of behavioral science for GSK Consumer Healthcare, in a Jan. 20 release. The EX campaign, backed by the National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation, offers personalized quit-plans and other resources at 1www.BecomeAnEX.org. GSK actively encourages greater use of nicotine replacement therapies, including asking FDA to update NRT indications to allow for longer duration of use (2"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 7, 2009)
You may also be interested in...
GSK Asks FDA To Mull Expansion Of NRT Indications
GlaxoSmithKline's Consumer Health division calls on FDA to consider expanding indications and use of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies to maximize the public health benefit
Second EU MDR Notified Body Designated In France
Four years after the designation of the first notified body in France under the Medical Device Regulation, AFNOR Certification has been named too.
Takeda, Astellas Found New JV To Support Japanese Bioventures
Major Japanese companies Takeda, Astellas and SMBC are joining hands to establish a new joint venture with $3.9m capital and based in Japan’s largest biocluster Shonan iPark to help incubate local biopharma start-ups.