The Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI) is backing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as an effective way to help quit smoking, despite a study suggesting it was not beneficial.
Responding to the study, published in the journal Tobacco Control, Dr Deon Schoombie, ASMI executive director, said there was a vast body of evidence to support the efficacy of NRT in supporting smokers’ quit attempts, compared with those who try and give up without treatment.
“The strongest available evidence suggests that NRT improves a patient’s chances of quitting the smoking habit, and is more effective than quitting without support,” he said.
“The author of the study notes that his own survey findings contrast with the results of clinical studies which have demonstrated NRT’s success.”
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