Smoking cessation

‘Strong certainty’ that e-cigarettes are better than other nicotine replacement therapy for quitting smoking, review finds

People using e-cigarettes were 63% more likely to quit smoking than those using other nicotine replacement therapy, according to a Cochrane review.…

More than 2,000 pharmacies sign up for smoking cessation service in first two months  

Since the smoking cessation service for discharged hospital patients went live in March 2022, 2,200 community pharmacies have signed up to provide it.…

E-cigarettes more effective than patches for stopping smoking in pregnancy, study suggests

Quit rates using e-cigarettes were 6.8%, compared with 3.6% when nicotine patches were used, a study has found.…

NHS trust to trial smoking cessation referrals from maternity services to community pharmacy

The maternity service team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will be able to identify patients, or members of their household, who smoke and refer them to a local community pharmacy for treatment.…

Pfizer recalls all stock of smoking cessation medicine over nitrosamine contamination

The smoking cessation medicine Champix (varenicline) has been recalled after the presence of a probable human carcinogen was detected.…

E-cigarettes as effective as nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation, says draft guidance

Draft guidelines on smoking cessation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Public Health England say evidence indicates that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can help people stop smoking.…

Pharmacies receive up to £10 per consultation in smoking cessation pilot

Pharmacies are being paid up to £10 per patient consultation as part of a national smoking cessation service pilot.…

Young people who vape are almost five times more likely to start smoking, research suggests

Young people who have tried e-cigarettes are nearly five times more likely to go on to try smoking, a review of the evidence suggests. However, it remains unclear whether or not e-cigarettes act as a ‘gateway’ to smoking.…

Flavoured vaping liquids should not be banned, Public Health England says

A ban on flavoured e-cigarette liquids could deter smokers from switching to vaping, a report from Public Health England has concluded.…

RPS calls for sweet e-cigarette flavourings to be banned

Sweet flavouring agents in e-cigarettes and vaping products “should be banned to minimise the appeal to young people”, an updated policy on e-cigarettes published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.…