Adverse events associated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation

Adverse events associated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation

Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 17, Issue 1

Mills, E.J., Wu, P., Lockhart, I., Wilson, K., Ebbert, J.O.,Adverse events associated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation:a systematic review and meta-analysis of one hundred and twenty studies involving 177,390 individuals,Tobacco Induced Diseases,2010,Vol. 8 No. 1,p. 8

The authors concluded that nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation was associated with various side-effects and, in addition to counselling and medical monitoring, clinicians should inform patients of potential side effects. Problems differentiating adverse events due to smoking cessation from those associated with nicotine replacement therapy treatment mean the authors’conclusion should be interpreted with caution.