Clinical Pharmacists, Medications, and Contingency Management for Targeting Smoking in HIV Clinics
Edelman E, Deng Y, Dziura J, Nahum-Shani I, Weiss J, Aoun-Barakat L, Bold K, Harsono D, Mistler C, Payne E, Aiudi S, Sigel K, Yager J, Ledgerwood D, Bernstein S. Clinical Pharmacists, Medications, and Contingency Management for Targeting Smoking in HIV Clinics. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e2560593. PMID: 41758512, PMCID: PMC12949440, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60593.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
This study investigates clinical pharmacist-led nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with contingency management (CM) for reducing smoking in people with HIV, showing CM significantly improved abstinence at 12 weeks and reduced smoking when added after NRT nonresponse.