Table 1 Percentage of GPs responding to questions relating to the reimbursement of bupropion on NHS prescription
From: General Practitioners' views on the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion
| Â | No | Don't know | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Do you think that bupropion should be put | 42% (n = 154) | 15% (n = 56) | 43% (n = 155) |
on the prescription blacklist once it has been | Â | Â | Â |
approved by the MCA? | Â | Â | Â |
2. Do you think that bupropion should be | 48% (n = 177) | 11% (n = 41) | 41% (n = 149) |
available on NHS prescription to smokers, but | Â | Â | Â |
only if they are also willing to receivebehavioural support or counselling? | Â | Â | Â |
behavioural support or counselling? | Â | Â | Â |
3. Do you think that having bupropion | 45% (n = 163) | 8% (n = 30) | 47% (n = 173) |
available on NHS prescription would be useful | Â | Â | Â |
in helping you to raise the topic of smoking | Â | Â | Â |
with patients? | Â | Â | Â |
4. Do you think that having bupropion | 50% (n = 184) | 13% (n = 49) | 36% (n = 133) |
available on NHS prescription would add | Â | Â | Â |
unacceptably to your workload? | Â | Â | Â |
5. Do you think that having bupropion | 42% (n = 154) | 13% (n = 47) | 46% (n = 168) |
available on NHS prescription would be an | Â | Â | Â |
appropriate use of NHS resources? | Â | Â | Â |