Nicotine nasal spray with patch is effective in stopping smoking

On p 285 Blondal et al evaluate the efficacy of using a nicotine patch for 5 months with a nicotine spray for 1 year in stopping smoking. After 1 year, 27% of participants using the combined treatment were abstinent compared with 11% in the patch only group. Having access to nicotine in the nasal spray probably alleviated smoking urges. Five years after stopping treatment the difference in abstinence rates was double, emphasising the benefits of the combined treatment.


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Nicotine nasal spray with nicotine patch for smoking cessation: randomised trial with six year follow up • Commentary: Progress on nicotine replacement therapy for smokers
Thorsteinn Blondal, Larus Jon Gudmundsson, Ingileif Olafsdottir, Gunnar Gustavsson, Ake Westin, and John Stapleton
BMJ 1999 318: 285-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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