Dispensing Rx nicotine replacement therapy by pharmacists: which forms are included?

• A. Does NOT include Chantix and Zyban
• B. Prescription and OTC NRT products
• C. Only OTC NRT
• D. Only prescription NRT

Answer: (B)

Dispensing nicotine replacement therapy by pharmacists covers products that deliver nicotine in several forms and are available either by prescription or over the counter. The key idea is that pharmacists can handle both categories: Rx NRT and OTC NRT. This includes familiar forms like gum, patch, lozenge, nasal spray, and inhaler, which come in versions that require a prescription as well as versions that you can buy without one. Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) are not nicotine replacement therapies; they are other types of smoking-cessation medications, so they aren’t part of the NRT forms. Therefore, the correct understanding is that both prescription and OTC NRT products are included.