No Ifs, Ands or Butts - Continuing Medical Education
No Ifs, Ands or Butts - Continuing Medical Education
No Ifs, Ands or Butts - Continuing Medical Education
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Nicotine Inhaler• Prescription Only• Uses Delivery Device With AerosolizedNicotine Cartridge• Use As Needed (6-16 cartridges/day)• Frequent Puffing is Required• <strong>No</strong> Concurrent Nicotine Use37 38Nicotine Lozenge• OTC• 2 <strong>or</strong> 4 mg• Use enough (6-16 lozenges/day)• Do <strong>No</strong>t Use Within 15 Minutes Of Drinking AnyAcidic Beverage (Coffee, Tea, OJ)• Place In Mouth, Allow To Dissolve• <strong>No</strong> Concurrent Nicotine Use• Side Effects May Include Hiccups39 40Bupropion SRBupropion SR• <strong>No</strong>n-nicotine medication approved by theFDA as an aid to smoking cessationtreatment• Available by prescription only• Mechanism of action: presumably blocksneural reuptake of dopamine and/<strong>or</strong>n<strong>or</strong>epinephrine• Also called Zyban <strong>or</strong> Wellbutrin41427
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