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February 14, 2013
Safeway, UCSF School of Pharmacy partner on smoking-cessation program

Safeway pharmacists will use a program developed by the University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy to help people quit smoking, under a partnership with the supermarket operator announced by the university.

NEW YORK — Safeway pharmacists will use a program developed by the University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy to help people quit smoking, under a partnership with the supermarket operator announced by the university.

Safeway pharmacists will receive training in smoking-cessation counseling techniques developed by the UCSF pharmacy faculty, while stores will locate OTC nicotine-replacement therapies near pharmacy areas, giving customers convenient access to the pharmacist.

January 8, 2013
Rising cost of cigarettes and increased awareness over health risks driving more smokers to make quit attempt

New results from a national online public opinion poll of Americans 18 and older show that 34% of smokers plan to quit smoking as a New Year’s resolution in 2013, as compared to only 18% who reported that quitting smoking was a New Year’s resolution in 2012.

WASHINGTON — New results from a national online public opinion poll of Americans 18 and older show that 34% of smokers plan to quit smoking as a New Year’s resolution in 2013, as compared to only 18% who reported that quitting smoking was a New Year’s resolution in 2012. Increasing costs of cigarettes (67%) and concerns about the health risks associated with smoking (58%) were two of the key factors motivating smokers to contemplate quitting as a resolution for 2013.

October 19, 2012
JAMA: Director of tobacco research suggests most benefits outweigh risks when considering cessation

Smokers who have been unsuccessful to date in trying to kick the nicotine habit may be able to stop smoking by combining two smoking cessation approaches, according to a report published in the Oct. 17 issue of JAMA.

BOSTON — Smokers who have been unsuccessful to date in trying to kick the nicotine habit may be able to stop smoking by combining two smoking cessation approaches, according to a report published in the Oct. 17 issue of JAMA.  

August 16, 2012
Report: Nicotine replacement product sales to reach $6.2 billion worldwide by 2018

Global sales of nicotine replacement products are expected to reach $6.2 billion in 2018, following compound annual growth rates of 4.5% between now and then, GBI Research reported Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Global sales of nicotine replacement products are expected to reach $6.2 billion in 2018, following compound annual growth rates of 4.5% between now and then, GBI Research reported Wednesday.

February 21, 2012
Walgreens partners with Kentucky Medicaid health plan on smoking cessation

Walgreens on Tuesday partnered with Passport Health Plan, a local Medicaid health plan in Louisville, Ky., on a new smoking-cessation program that launched in early January.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens on Tuesday partnered with Passport Health Plan, a local Medicaid health plan in Louisville, Ky.,  on a new smoking-cessation program that launched in early January. The program is free to Walgreens customers and Passport members and aims to improve the community’s health by giving smokers the tools, resources and ongoing clinical pharmacist counseling to help them achieve their cessation goals.

January 10, 2012
Harvard School survey asserts NRT ineffective in spite of body of evidence to the contrary

Nicotine replacement therapies designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking-cessation counseling, according to a new survey by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Boston posted in an advance online edition of Tobacco Control Monday.

BOSTON — Nicotine replacement therapies designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking-cessation counseling, according to a new survey by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Boston posted in an advance online edition of Tobacco Control Monday.

August 25, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline introduces ‘Nicorette Makes Quitting Suck Less’ ad campaign

To help raise awareness around Commit Lozenge, which has been folded into the Nicorette franchise,...

PITTSBURGH To help raise awareness around Commit Lozenge, which has been folded into the Nicorette franchise, GlaxoSmithKline earlier this week introduced a new commercial to its “Nicorette Makes Quitting Suck Less” campaign, the company announced Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH To help raise awareness around Commit Lozenge, which has been folded into the Nicorette franchise, GlaxoSmithKline earlier this week introduced a new commercial to its “Nicorette Makes Quitting Suck Less” campaign, the company announced Wednesday.

December 13, 2009
New Nicorette ads underscore process of kicking the habit

GlaxoSmithKline’s “Nicorette makes quitting suck less” campaign is a smart play that ought to continue...

NEW YORK GlaxoSmithKline’s “Nicorette makes quitting suck less” campaign is a smart play that ought to continue a resurgence in sales of smoking cessation products.

For the 52 weeks ended Oct. 31, sales of nonprescription stop-smoking products were up slightly by 4.3% to $758 million across food, drug and mass (including Walmart) outlets, citing Nielsen Group data. But compare that with two years ago, where for the 52 weeks ended Nov. 3, 2007 sales were as high as $778.6 million, and category sales are still down 2.6%.