title: [Assessment of smoking cessation assistance in French pharmacies].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  While smoking continues to kill 73,000 people each year in France, new legislation allows pharmacists to ensure public health actions. How do pharmacists contribute to smoking cessation?
  
  
  METHODS
  This study described smoking cessation professional practices, the tests used and dispensing of nicotine replacement therapy based on an online questionnaire administered to a random sample of 220 pharmacists, selected from the “Ordre des pharmaciens” website. The questionnaire concerned the type of pharmacy, place of smoking cessation support, knowledge and application of tests, training, referral to the physician and dispensing of nicotine replacement therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 133 respondent pharmacies, minimal intervention and the Fagerström test were two tools most commonly used and 82.7% of pharmacists advised nicotine replacement therapy. Practices complied with guidelines, although certain dispensing difficulties were identified, as well as somewhat approximate or even incorrect knowledge concerning the dispensing of nicotine replacement therapy for certain patients (coronary heart disease, pregnant and breastfeeding women, teenagers).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Certain improvements can be proposed such as the use of a confidential place for private conversations, better patient follow-up, better training and improvement of good practices by young pharmacists.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dansou
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pousséo
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kaniut
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leloup
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Louarn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role; D011634:Public Health; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult