{"id":55796,"date":"2012-03-02T10:13:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=55796"},"modified":"2014-01-17T08:36:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T13:36:36","slug":"nicotine-replacement-for-smoking-cessation-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/03\/nicotine-replacement-for-smoking-cessation-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicotine Replacement for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Cheryl Oncken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With up to 12 percent of pregnant women smoking in the United States, finding successful smoking cessation options is a vital area of research. In this week\u2019s New England Journal of Medicine<\/a>, British researchers report the results of a controlled trial of nicotine-replacement patches in pregnant women.<\/p>\n

The findings show that nicotine-replacement therapy did not improve long-term quit rates in pregnancy. But as Dr. Cheryl Oncken<\/a>, professor in UConn\u2019s Department of Medicine, remarks in an editorial published in response to the article, adherence rates were low with respect to dose and duration of treatment.<\/p>\n

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Click image to view the entire editorial <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAdherence to therapy is a well-recognized determinant of efficacy,\u201d writes Oncken. \u201cWith low adherence rates in placebo-controlled trials of nicotine-replacement therapy in pregnant smokers, it is difficult for clinicians to counsel their patients regarding whether such treatment would be efficacious or safe if used as directed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oncken went on to state that the study showed similar results to other placebo-controlled clinical trials and that \u201cpending more data on the efficacy and safety of nicotine-replacement therapy during pregnancy, this therapy cannot be recommended with any clinical certainty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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