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Aleena Langlay1, Jeanine Abrons2, Andrea Daly1
1School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Technology, Jamaica, Kingston JMAAW12, Jamaica.
Objectives:
To determine the willingness of Jamaican pharmacists to stock and dispense smoking cessation aids and determine barriers to selling products.
Design:
A descriptive study that utilized pharmacist-completed surveys. The participants received a sectionalized survey and a structured questionnaire tool. Data collection took place over six weeks.
Setting:
Pharmacists practicing in pharmacies registered by the Pharmacy Council of Jamaica (PCJ) Participants: A total of fifty-seven registered community pharmacists.
Results:
Most pharmacies (87.7%) do not stock smoking cessation aids. The most identifiable products were nicotine patches/nicotine gum. Pharmacists' barriers to selling were cost (42%), lack of knowledge of the process of obtaining cessation aids (27.3%), and low demand from patients/clients (22.7%). Most pharmacists (86%) were willing to stock cessation aids. Of the total product requests, 61.2% were lodged by persons 26-50 years old. The stocking of products was not independent of location (p < 0.005).
Conclusion:
The barriers to the availability of smoking cessation aids, once adequately addressed, could positively enhance the achievement of smoking cessation practices.
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