One-pager references for Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapies

If you prescribe or issue pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation then these one-pager references will take you no time to read and are handy to refer to when discussing therapies with patients.

The pharmacotherapies work slightly differently to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and in many cases can be used in conjunction with NRT to manage high dependency.  The trick is to ensure that a full course of treatment is taken (12 weeks) to maximise success and to ensure that smoking cessation support or follow up is available for patients. 

Varenicline (Champix), Bupropion (Zyban) and Nortriptyline are all subsidised giving patients options and a greater chance of becoming smokefree.    

Nortriptyline one-pager coming soon...