Successful smoking cessation involves a 2-pronged approach, since there are 2 components to smoking – physiological and behavioral, according to Nervana Elkhadragy, PharmD, MS, TTS, of Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis.
(HealthDay News) — The prevalence rates of smoking and cessation in adulthood are associated with levels of childhood smoking intensity, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Tian Hu, MD, PhD, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues conducted a study designed to confirm the relationship between…
To shed light on this complex subject, MPR interviewed Joshua D Brown, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy.
Higher doses of nicotine gum and patches also may increase quit rate
Estimates based on additional treatment following higher failure risk for first-line cancer treatment
One-year abstinence higher with e-cigarettes than other nicotine replacement products
Smokers had poorer response to cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, higher recurrence risk.
Sildenafil and tadalafil not approved to be sold over the counter and are being sold illegally.
Blood pressure, smoking, type 1 and 2 diabetes linked to higher hazard ratios for women than men
Persistent cocaine use by patients with chronic kidney disease more than doubled their risk for death.
