A 55-year-old man with obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia smokes 20 cigarettes per day and has made several unsuccessful quit attempts with nicot...

Question

A 55-year-old man with obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia smokes 20 cigarettes per day and has made several unsuccessful quit attempts with nicotine patches alone. According to RACGP smoking cessation guidelines, which option represents best-practice pharmacotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Start varenicline with behavioural support

Answer

Continue nicotine patches alone without behavioural support

Answer

Use electronic cigarettes without prescription or support

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Rely on willpower alone

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Use bupropion without monitoring

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Smoking cessation pharmacotherapy

A 55-year-old man with obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia smokes 20 cigarettes per day and has made several unsuccessful quit attempts with nicotine patches alone. According to RACGP smoking cessation guidelines, which option represents best-practice pharmacotherapy?