COMMUNITY pharmacists have
been fingered by the National
Institute for Health Research, a
division of the UK NHS, as “effective
and probably cost-effective for
stopping smoking among adults,
especially when compared to usual
care without nicotine replacement.”
The interventions identified by the
Institute as suitable for pharmacy
delivery include behavioural
support and nicotine replacement
therapy and were most effective
when both were delivered together.
The review also looked at other
community pharmacy-delivered
interventions, like weight loss, but
the evidence was less strong for
the long term impact of these.
A significant factor for the
Institute in its report was the
greater accessibility of pharmacists
compared to GP services, especially
for hard to reach populations.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 03 May 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 03 May 16
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