Deshabituación al consumo de tabaco desde las oficinas de farmacia mediante planes multidisciplinares

BACKGROUND: Tobacco is the most consumed drug in the world and each year it causes the death of more than eight million people. The pharmacist is the healthcare professional most accessible to smokers, therefore they are essential in the treatment and prevention of smoking. The study´s aim was to implement a multidisciplinary anti-smoking program in a pharmacy and evaluate the effect of pharmaceutical care on smoking cessation. METHODS: The study was carried out in two army pharmacies located in Spain and Lebanon in which a smoking cessation plan was developed in 2020 and 2021. As the requirements for participants selection, all those patients in the area of influence of pharmacies that agreed to participate in the program were accepted, with a sample size of thirty-eight people. The patients underwent an addiction, motivation and smoking habit test, and a descriptive analysis of the data provided was carried out, using the chi-square test for the comparison of values. Only those with a probability value less than 0.05 are considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The multidisciplinary work allowed treatment with prescription drugs. The study shows that 63% of patients managed to quit smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacies can implement and lead smoking cessation programs that facilitate cessation and adherence to treatments. The classification of patients according to their history of smoking is key to carrying out an adequate and personalized treatment.