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Essential tobacco dependence medicines in 137 countries.

Simran Benipal1, Dalton R Budhram2, Krish Bilimoria1, Hannah Woods3, Ri Wang3, Nav Persaud1,3,4.   

Abstract

AIMS: To use a database of national essential medicine lists to determine how many include the three tobacco dependence medicines: nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline and bupropion.
METHODS: Retrospective observational study using national essential medicine lists for 137 countries.
RESULTS: Of the 137 countries, 34 listed at least one of the three tobacco dependence medicines included in this analysis. Bupropion was listed by 23 countries, nicotine replacement therapy by 17 countries and varenicline by eight countries.
CONCLUSIONS: Tobacco dependence medicines do not appear on the essential medicines lists of most countries. ©2020 Society for the Study of Addiction.

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Keywords:  Buproprion; essential medicines; national essential medicines lists; nicotine replacement; tobacco; varenicline

Year:  2020        PMID： 33022824     DOI： 10.1111/add.15282

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Addiction        ISSN： 0965-2140            Impact factor:   6.526


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1.  Global status of essential medicine selection: a systematic comparison of national essential medicine lists with recommendations by WHO.

Authors:  Thomas Piggott; Artur Nowak; Romina Brignardello-Petersen; Graham S Cooke; Benedikt Huttner; Holger J Schünemann; Nav Persaud; Nicola Magrini; Lorenzo Moja
Journal:  BMJ Open       Date:  2022-02-10       Impact factor: 2.692
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