Fewer French smokers buy nicotine replacements
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
French sales of nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) – measured by patient-months of treatment – declined steeply in 2008, even though a law prohibiting smoking in bars and restaurants became effective in the country on January 1st last year. Overall NRT sales were 22.6% lower in 2008.
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