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[Smoking cessation from the community pharmacy]
J A Barbero González1, A M Quintas Rodríguez, J E Camacho
1a.barbero@jet.es
Objectives:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention of the community pharmacist in a smoking-cessation program.
Design:
A descriptive prospective study.
Setting:
Two pharmacies of the Community of Madrid.
Participants:
77 patients who wanted to participate in the smoking-cessation program. The middle age of the participants were 41.6 +/- 10.8; 51.9% were male and 42.8% female.
Measurements And Main Results:
The quit rates of the smoking-cessation program were: 1st. month 80.5%; 3rd. month 54.5%; 6th month 45.5% and 1st. year 42.8%. The patient who use the nicotine treatment at least two months, have more probability to quit smoking successfully (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
The community pharmacy could be a good place to help people to give up smoking. Results of this study show that pharmacists who counsel patients in an intensive smoking-cessation program can improve outcomes.