BACKGROUND: Tobacco use causes hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States
each year. Pharmacists are available in the community to provide tobacco cessation …

BACKGROUND: The New Mexico Pharmaceutical Care Foundation received funding
through the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program (TUPAC) to provide support for …

Background: The New Mexico Pharmaceutical Care Foundation provided a pharmacist-
assisted tobacco cessation program from 2004 to 2010. In evaluating the program …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantify quit rates, determine factors predicting
success, and analyze patients' perceptions at 3 months after participation in the pharmacist …

Objectives Tobacco use is the nation's leading cause of preventable illness and death,
causing a significant burden on the health care system. Many cessation pharmacotherapy …

Background: As trained and accessible healthcare professionals, pharmacists are in an
ideal position to provide tobacco cessation interventions. Of the 15 studies identified in the …

BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that individuals who smoke are at an increased risk for
disease and therefore require frequent visits to pharmacies for medications, most community …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a smoking cessation program led by a pharmacist and a
nurse practitioner. Methods: During a 6-month period, patients attended 7 one-on-one face …

The objectives of this study are to report the contribution of pharmacists to smoking
cessation and study the determinants of smoking cessation success in eight pharmacies in …

Introduction In 2003, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented a directive that
cessation pharmacotherapy be made available to all who use tobacco and are interested in …