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This page shows the latest smoking cessation news and features for those working in and with pharma, biotech and healthcare.
Healthcare prevention plan worthy, but funding an issue
Reductions to services such as smoking cessation and sexual health in some areas are directly contributing to unacceptable variations in the quality and quantity of care available to the population.”.
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Alex Butler and Matt Baker launch Foundry3
a range of digital health start-ups focused on areas such as fertility, smoking cessation and GPs’ diagnostic decisions.
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Pfizer’s Champix and GSK’s Zyban cleared of causing neuropsychiatric side effects
EAGLES trial of 8, 000 patients backs the smoking cessation drugs' safety. ... A much-anticipated clinical trial of two drugs used as smoking cessation therapies has concluded that they do not cause neuropsychiatric side effects such as suicidal ideation.
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Digital technology and patient support
Likewise, smoking cessation app Smartquit has been so successful that the National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.1m grant to conduct a clinical trial to test its effectiveness.
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Study clears Pfizer’s Champix of serious risks
Regulators such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should review their safety warning in relation to Champix as this may be unnecessarily limiting access to this effecting smoking cessation aid.”. ... Champix, marketed as Chantix in the US,
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FDA panel backs Sprout Pharma's 'female Viagra'
REMS are already in place for other 'lifestyle' drugs such as Vivus' Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate) for obesity and Pfizer's smoking cessation therapy Chantix (varenicline).
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On our best behaviour
Smoking cessation. GSK developed companion solutions for consumers using its Nicorette products, including MyQuitBand, which syncs with the MyQuit app to help create a customised Quit Plan that provides support and ... In the UK, for example, Champix
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Behaviour change – a missing ingredient?
There is plenty of evidence to show that some things are bad for us: smoking, too much sugar, alcohol and drugs, for example.So why is it that some of us ... In 2012 Public Health England launched Stoptober, a national smoking cessation campaign that
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If a nudge doesn’t last forever, how do we ensure sustained behaviour change?
groups. The same is true in smoking cessation. In a systematic review of the effectiveness of nudges based on incentives and competition (including investing their own money), only one of 19 ... In order to achieve sustained behaviour change in relation
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Pharma deals in June 2015
Acquisition - company. 200. Eolas Therapeutics/ AstraZeneca. Orexin-1 Receptor Antagonist (EORA) programme for smoking cessation and other indications (preclinical).
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Community pharmacy and OTC healthcare
Pharmacists' wellness and prevention role means intervening when people are still well and many provide services such as weight management, smoking cessation and cholesterol and blood pressure monitoring.
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ABPI names NHS partnership manager
Tugnet managed a specialist healthcare development team at Nicoventures, which markets nicotine products for use in smoking cessation.
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Zeno Group appoints new UK healthcare director
During this time, she has gain experience covering therapy areas including allergy, cardiology, dental, diabetes, nutrition, skincare, smoking cessation, urology, vaccines, weight loss and wound care.
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Ogilvy Brussels names new associate director
During her time with the group, she supported Pfizer with the design and implementation of the integrated 'Siga red' campaign, for smoking cessation, and she managed the 'Lights out' campaign for
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Kane & Finkel announces new European director
In addition, as director of communications for the UK's Health Education Authority, he also developed public health campaigns for AIDS, smoking cessation, childhood immunisation and heart disease.
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The concordance conundrum: understanding the complexities of behaviour change
stop smoking clinic or a weight loss programme, explaining the benefits of group interaction. ... Whereas for smoking cessation, the criterion would be total abstinence as the health benefits are recognised only when a person stops smoking.
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Behaviour change – is there something missing?
There is plenty of evidence to show that some things are bad for us: smoking, too much sugar, alcohol and drugs, for example.So why is it that some of us ... In 2012 Public Health England launched Stoptober, a national smoking cessation campaign that
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What does programmatic advertising mean for your pharma marketing strategy?
These adverts have been used in the key disease areas of cancer, allergies, dermatology, smoking cessation, and dental care, with pharmaceutical companies, hospital systems, medical devices, clinical trial and insurance companies
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90TEN’s PR division boosted with hires from Ketchum and Liberation Unlimited
O’Connor moves to 90TEN following three years at Ketchum where she worked on both global and UK accounts across immunology, smoking cessation, men’s health and third sector clients.
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Doctors Embracing Digital Technology – But Are Reluctant To Prescribe Apps And Wearables For Patients
The main reasons for recommending Mobile Health App use were: Diet and Weight Loss (70%), General Health and Fitness activity (65%), Health Monitoring (53%), Smoking Cessation (49%), and Compliance (45%).
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