Health: Nicotine patches in smoking cessation: a randomized trial among over-the-counter customers in Denmark.

Nicotine patches in smoking cessation: a randomized trial among over-the-counter customers in Denmark.

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which was fixed to be a treatment period, and 26 weeks after inclusion. There was a significant increase in smoking cessation rates after 8 weeks of follow-up but only among smokers who started on 21-mg/day patches. There was a marked placebo effect at each time of contact during repparttar

trial, especially in those smoking fewer than 20 cigarettes per day. Although repparttar 147600

noncompliance rate was high overall due to discontinuation in repparttar 147601

use of patches by relapsed smokers, noncompliance among successful quitters was low. More side effects were seen in repparttar 147602

nicotine group than in repparttar 147603

placebo group, but none of repparttar 147604

reported side effects were serious. It appears that regular healthy smokers who were customers of nonprescribed nicotine patches and who received 21-mg/day nicotine patches benefited from repparttar 147605

active treatment (44.1% stopped smoking after 4 weeks), but almost as many stopped smoking in repparttar 147606

placebo group (37.3% after 4 weeks). No significant differences in smoking cessation rates were seen among smokers who started with repparttar 147607

low-dose nicotine or placebo patches.

Publication Types: Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Trial

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University of Aarhus, Denmark

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Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Next Pillow

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