Tratamiento farmacológico. Terapia sustitutiva con nicotina
Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: RESUMEN ABSTRACT Nicotine Replacement therapy (NRT) consist on administration if nicotine by other way different from the cigarette consumption in quantity enough to reduce symptoms of abstinence syndrome but not to cause dependence. Although there are few comparative analysis between different presentations, those existent show up similar efficacy for all of them. It has been demonstrated that NRT reduce symptoms of abstinence after complete smoking cessation, reduces weight increase and improves results of any other treatment if uses associate with it. NRT its effective by itself o matter the level of conductual treatment applied to the smokers, although when it's associate to it better results are obtained and programs with higher intensive conductual interventions plus NRT show the best abstinence rates. NRT provides help to quit smoking which added to the limited entity of its side effects makes important not to lessen its indication in any circumstance. The chewing gum requires a little training to obtain optimum results. Concerning the patches main advantage are the ease use and the limited occurrence of side effects thats way it becomes of first election to smoking deshabituation in primary care. Concerning the nicotine tablets its tolerance is very good and as well as the other forms of NRT has demonstrated its efficacy and security on treatment of smokers. The spray of nicotine reaches promptly high peaks of nicotine in blood therefore it exists the possibility to create addiction. It has been evaluated the efficacy of treatment of smokers combining patches and other forms of NRT of rapid liberation concluding that this therapeutic modality increases the success, It is also to manage of NRT in patients with cardiovascular disease, given that the risk/benefit results in favour to NRT. The long term of time during which NRT has been used allows to establish that the use of patches or chewing gum of nicotine can be considered during pregnancy when the balance risk/benefits is favourable.
Source: Adicciones
Authors: Rodrigo Córdoba García, Isabel Nerín
Language: Spanish
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2988114960