Welcome to CPhA’s new online QUIT forum! We’ve created this online community for pharmacists who have participated in CPhA’s Q.U.I.T. continuing education program or an acceptable equivalent (such as the PACT program in the province of Saskatchewan). We hope you will use this forum as a tool for discussion and support for ongoing smoking cessation [...]
Starting June 7th until December 18th, inpatients awaiting elective surgery at Windsor Regional Hospital will become part of the new “Quit Smoking” program. This project recognizes that smokers entering surgery are generally at a higher risk of developing surgical complications and experiencing delayed recovery time. One of the initiatives includes the distribution of a brochure [...]
Great news was announced last week – fewer Canadians are dying from cancer, mainly because fewer of us are smoking. A recent review by the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) showed that 50% of smokers die of smoking-related causes if they continue to smoke. It’s no wonder that both federal and provincial governments in [...]
Evidence Updates Reports on a Meta-analysis regarding varenicline. This is the report OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk of treatment emergent, cardiovascular serious adverse events associated with varenicline use for tobacco cessation. DESIGN: Meta-analysis comparing study effects using four summary estimates. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Cochrane Library, online clinical trials registries, and reference lists of identified articles. [...]
A paper published in July 2011 reported a serious risk of cardiovascular events associated with the use of the smoking cessation drug varenicline, known as Champix in Canada. However, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) challenged this claim in a recent study published earlier this month. The original study led by Dr. [...]
Question: I reside in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have tried other Nicorette products, and have read up on this product … Could you inform me of when it will be in Canada. Thank you. Answer: Nicorette Quickmist is actually currently available in British Columbia but I’m unaware of its availability in Saskatchewan. Any of our [...]
May 1, 2012 LEGISLATION WOULD PROHIBIT SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PHARMACIES, HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES, VENDING MACHINES – – – Plan Would Further Province’s Commitment to Reducing Smoking: Rondeau The province is continuing efforts to reduce the use of tobacco in Manitoba by introducing legislation that would ban the supply of tobacco products in pharmacies and [...]
