Community pharmacists and tobacco in Great Britain: from selling cigarettes to smoking cessation services.

摘要: Aims  To illustrate the ways in which community pharmacists Great Britain have been able to benefit from a close association with tobacco and smoking its initial importation present time. Design  An analysis of relevant texts documents, together brief transcripts an oral history investigation pharmacy Britain. Setting  Community pharmacies during 20th century. Participants  Retired practising experience sale products period. Measurements  Oral testimony retired about use products, quantitative commercially available designed help people stop period. Findings  involved continuously habit since first introduction into Britain. During course century emphasis shifted medicines intended give up smoking. Smoking cessation initiatives continue be important part business many pharmacies. Conclusions  The paper illustrates continuing tension that exists between as profession. and, more recently, smoking, has small but significant throughout centuries.