title: [Smoking cessation from the community pharmacy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention of the community pharmacist in a smoking-cessation program.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two pharmacies of the Community of Madrid.
  
  
  METHODS
  77 patients who wanted to participate in the smoking-cessation program. The middle age of the participants were 41.6 +/- 10.8; 51.9% were male and 42.8% female.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The quit rates of the smoking-cessation program were: 1st. month 80.5%; 3rd. month 54.5%; 6th month 45.5% and 1st. year 42.8%. The patient who use the nicotine treatment at least two months, have more probability to quit smoking successfully (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The community pharmacy could be a good place to help people to give up smoking. Results of this study show that pharmacists who counsel patients in an intensive smoking-cessation program can improve outcomes.
authors.affiliation: a.barbero@jet.es
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barbero González
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Quintas Rodríguez
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Camacho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Deshabituación tabáquica desde la farmacia comunitaria.