TY - JOUR
T1 - Enabling access to new WHO essential medicines
T2 - The case for nicotine replacement therapies
AU - Kishore, Sandeep P.
AU - Bitton, Asaf
AU - Cravioto, Alejandro
AU - Yach, Derek
PY - 2010/11/19
Y1 - 2010/11/19
N2 - Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) are powerful tools for the successful treatment of nicotine addiction and tobacco use. The medicines are clinically effective, supported by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and are now World Health Organization-approved essential medicines. Enabling global access to NRT remains a challenge given ongoing confusion and misperceptions about their efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and availability with respect to other tobacco control and public health opportunities. In this commentary, we review existing evidence and guidelines to make the case for global access to NRT highlighting the smoker's right to access treatment to sensibly address nicotine addiction.
AB - Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) are powerful tools for the successful treatment of nicotine addiction and tobacco use. The medicines are clinically effective, supported by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and are now World Health Organization-approved essential medicines. Enabling global access to NRT remains a challenge given ongoing confusion and misperceptions about their efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and availability with respect to other tobacco control and public health opportunities. In this commentary, we review existing evidence and guidelines to make the case for global access to NRT highlighting the smoker's right to access treatment to sensibly address nicotine addiction.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78349268389&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/1744-8603-6-22
DO - 10.1186/1744-8603-6-22
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:78349268389
SN - 1744-8603
VL - 6
JO - Globalization and Health
JF - Globalization and Health
M1 - 22
ER -