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Respiratory

Are PBS rules hampering smoking cessation?

A draft report suggests giving prescribers more flexibility
Clare Pain
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16 June 2021
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Government subsidy for combinations of smoking cessation therapies might improve quit rates, according to a draft postmarketing review report to the PBAC.

Current restrictions on nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline and bupropion include each treatment being used as a monotherapy and for limited duration.

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