Abstract Background General practitioners'(GPs) negative beliefs about nicotine
dependence medications may act as barriers to prescribing them. Methods Study1: Twenty …

Background Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) and a new drug, bupropion, are licensed
in several countries as aids to smoking cessation. General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial …

Aims Prescribing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or bupropion for smoking cessation is
of considerable importance to public health but little is known about prescribing practices …

Background: Prescribing drugs to support smoking cessation is one of the most cost effective
interventions in primary care, but there is evidence they are underused. Little is known about …

Abstract Background General practitioners'(GPs) negative beliefs about smoking cessation
services may act as barriers to them recommending such services to smokers motivated to …

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is an effective smoking cessation treatment, but little
information is available about how primary care physicians use the therapy. We investigated …

OBJECTIVES: Increasing the rate of smoking cessation remains a major public health goal.
To help achieve this in the UK, National Health Service (NHS) smoking cessation services …

Background: Pharmacists can be effective in helping patients to quit smoking, and
opportunities for such interaction have been facilitated by legislative change making nicotine …

Background Physicians play an increasing role in tobacco dependence treatment as more
prescription medications and community resources are developed. Beliefs about …

There are many misperceptions about the role of nicotine in the harmful effects of smoking
on health. 1 A survey of Australian smokers found that 25% believed that nicotine …