Pharmacist Prescribing: Tobacco Cessation Aids
Currently, there are 17 states with statutes or regulations addressing pharmacist prescribing of tobacco cessation aids (without a CPA).
In the map below, green states allow pharmacists to prescribe all FDA-approved tobacco cessation aids (including varenicline and bupropion), orange states allow pharmacists to prescribe all FDA-approved nicotine replacement products, and yellow states allow pharmacists to prescribe nicotine replacement products that are available over-the-counter.
Tobacco Cessation Prescribing Map
Advocacy Resources
- Pharmacist-provided tobacco cessation services fact sheet
- Pharmacist prescribing tobacco cessation infographic
- Pharmacist prescriptive authority for smoking cessation medications in the United States
- Includes FAQs helpful for advocacy!
NASPA Members log-in for more!
-
Outside Support
- CMCS Bulletin on the Value of Pharmacist Prescribing
- ASTHO: Access to Tobacco Cessation Medication through Pharmacists
News
- Pharmacists Authorized to Prescribe Tobacco Cessation Therapy in More States
- Video: ‘We’re Passionate About It’: Pharmacists Help Coloradans Quit Smoking (CBS Denver; October 10, 2018)
CPE Opportunities from State Pharmacy Associations:
- Furnishing Nicotine Replacement Therapy: Smoking Cessation Training Program for Pharmacists (California)
- Tobacco Cessation Training Course (Pennsylvania)
- Tobacco Cessation Certificate: Pharmacists as Tobacco Cessation Counselors (Washington)
Other State Pharmacy Association Resources:
- Smoking Cessation Toolkit: Clinical Training Resources/ Continuing Education (Pennsylvania)
- Nicotine Cessation Counseling: Home Study Continuing Education (Nebraska)
- Nicotine Cessation Counseling Toolkit (Nebraska)
Other Resources
- Tobacco Cessation Change Package – Million Hearts has posted the Tobacco Cessation Change Package, a quality improvement tool created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that presents a list of process improvements that clinicians can implement as they seek to deliver optimal treatment to patients who use tobacco;and gives clinical teams a practical resource to increase the reach and effectiveness of tobacco cessation interventions and to incorporate these interventions into the clinical workflow.
- Pharmacists: Help Your Patients Quit Smoking – The CDC has compiled a plethora of resources to help pharmacists help patients to quit smoking.
- Smokefree.gov – This website offers a range of resources for patients and providers alike.
- Practice Guidance for Expanding Pharmacy-Based Tobacco Cessation Services Within the Appointment-Based Model – This practice resource, developed by APhA, outlines opportunities for pharmacists to leverage the appointment based model to provide and expand tobacco cessation services in community pharmacies.
Click Here to Go to the Pharmacist Prescribing Resource Page