title: The pharmacist "toolbox" for smoking cessation: a review of methods, medicines, and novel means to help patients along the path of smoking reduction to smoking cessation.
abstract: Annually there are 500 000 preventable deaths in the United States caused by smoking; as health care professionals, pharmacists have a unique opportunity to advise, assess, and assist patients to quit smoking. This review article provides pharmacists with a "toolbox" containing an overview of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods for smoking cessation. Currently approved over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications (nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline, and bupropion) are summarized, and nonpharmacologic therapies discussed include cognitive therapy and hypnosis. In addition to traditional therapies some potential approaches to smoking cessation are addressed, including nicotine immunizations and electronic cigarettes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, South University, Columbia, SC 29203, USA. wwynn@southuniversity.edu
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: Ron T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Stroman
authors.forename: Michaela M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Almgren
authors.forename: Kelly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016642:Bupropion / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000639:trends*; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000068580:Varenicline
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D011810:Quinoxalines; D016642:Bupropion; D009538:Nicotine; D000068580:Varenicline