Smoking cessation

Smoking cessation drug led to almost a third of smokers quitting during phase III trial

Participants taking cytisinicline in the ORCA-2 study had a higher abstinence rate from smoking than those assigned to placebo.…

Pharmacists now able to refer patients to extended pharmacy pregnancy smoking cessation service

Exclusive: Any community pharmacist in the pilot area can now refer patients to the smoking cessation scheme.…

Government working to reintroduce varenicline following contamination concerns

Smoking cessation aid varenicline was recalled by Pfizer in October 2021 owing to the presence of a possible human carcinogen.…

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E-cigarettes as effective as nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation, says draft guidance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