120. Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
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Coding rules for medication duration and dose (Continued)
| Nicotine Inhaler and Nasal Spray |
Usual duration | Up to 6 months |
|---|---|---|
| Long duration | > 6 months | |
| Bupropion SR | Usual duration | Up to 14 weeks |
| Usual dose/day | 150 mg once daily or twice daily | |
| Varenicline | Usual duration | Up to 14 weeks |
| Usual dose/day | 1 mg daily or 1 mg twice daily (analyzed separately) |
