[Summary of the practice guideline 'Smoking cessation' from the Dutch College of General Practitioners].
In general practice important health gain is obtainable by encouraging patients to stop smoking with support from the general practitioner. The practice guideline 'Smoking cessation' differentiates between smokers who are motivated to stop smoking, smokers who are considering smoking cessation, and smokers who are unmotivated to stop smoking. It is important to offer smokers, who are motivated to stop, intensive support at the right moment. Medicinal support in the way of nicotine replacement therapy, nortriptyline or bupropion is, ifpossible, recommended in motivated smokers who smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily.
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Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, afd. Richtlijnontwikkeling en Wetenschap, Postbus 3231, 3502 GE Utrecht. l.wind@nhg.org
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D016642:Bupropion / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D009538:Nicotine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009661:Nortriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D012955:Societies, Medical
D016642:Bupropion; D009538:Nicotine; D009661:Nortriptyline