Smoking cessation study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Nicotine replacement therapy with OTC gum or patch "at least" as good as Rx treatment, study conducted by Saul Shiffman, MD, University of Pittsburgh, et al., concludes. Published in May issue of Addiction, research involved contrasting data from parallel, independent studies assessing usage, outcomes from GlaxoSmithKline's Nicorette gum and NicoDerm CQ patch in simulated OTC and "real world" Rx settings. Abstinence after six weeks and six months of treatment was compared. The OTC evaluation enrolled 5,348 smokers, while Rx use information was obtained from 933 smokers who had filed prescriptions for treatments...