Stakeholder feedback regarding a statewide protocol for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation medications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking contributes to negative clinical and economic outcomes in the United States, yet most adults who smoke and report wanting to quit do not access counseling or use medications to assist cessation. In rural states, such as Kansas, access to evidence-based tobacco treatment is more challenging, and most quit attempts go unassisted. Although legislation introducing a statewide policy for pharmacists to prescribe all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications has been implemented in other states, it is unknown if such legislation would be supported in Kansas.

Objective

The objective of this study was to characterize stakeholder perceptions of model language for a statewide policy permitting pharmacists to prescribe medications for tobacco cessation in Kansas.

SUBMITTER: Votaw L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444179 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature