Pharmacotherapy in Effort to Quit Smoking

Pharmacotherapy in Effort to Quit Smoking

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Nicotine dependence is a main role in tobacco dependence.Its physiological and psychological effect make smoker difficult SSD Drive to quit, making low success rate in smoking cessation.Combination of different method and continuity will increase smoking cessation success rate.

Evidence shown that pharmacotherapy will increase success rate.Guidelines for smoking cessation endorse physician to use first line pharmacotherapy, but its clinical application still limited.Physician NAC should be aware about possibility for side effect.

Some randomized controlled trial report major cardiovascular event in first line pharmacotherapy.Recent systematic review report no correlation between first line pharmacotherapy in smoking cessation and major cardiovascular event.