Disparities in Access to Over-the-Counter Nicotine Replacement Products in New York City Pharmacies

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ID11029403
AutoresSteven L Bernstein (0000-0002-9964-7036, At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Lisa Cabral (At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Juliana Maantay (0000-0002-2449-0345, At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Dorothy Peprah (At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), David W Lounsbury (0000-0001-8539-4659, Cicatelli Associates), David Lounsbury (At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Andrew Maroko (0000-0002-9398-2386, At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Mary Murphy (0000-0001-8258-2494, At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...), Mary M Murphy (0000-0002-6385-2337, Cicatelli Associates), Donna Shelley (0000-0003-1677-2577, At the time this article was written, Steven L. Bernstein, Lisa Cabral, and Mary Murphy were with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Juliana Maantay and Andrew Maroko are with the Lehman College, City University of New York, New York. Dorothy Peprah is with Cicatelli Associates, Inc, New York. David Lounsbury was with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Donna Shelley was with the Mailman...)
Ano2009
Volume99
Fascículo9
Páginas1699-1704
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.149260
PMID19638596
PMCIDPMC2724461
OpenAlexW2126594615
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas17

Objectives. We surveyed the availability of tobacco products and nonprescription nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in pharmacies in New York City, stratified by the race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES) of the surrounding neighborhoods to determine whether disparities in availability existed. Methods. Surveyors visited a random sample of retail pharmacies to record the availability of tobacco products and nonprescription NRT. We used census data and geographic information systems analysis to determine the SES of each neighborhood. We used logistic modeling to explore relations between SES and the availability of NRT and tobacco products. Results. Of 646 pharmacies sampled, 90.8% sold NRT and 46.9% sold cigarettes. NRT and cigarettes were slightly more available in pharmacies in neighborhoods with a higher SES. NRT was more expensive in poorer neighborhoods. Conclusions. Small disparities existed in access to nonprescription NRT and cigarettes. The model did not adequately account for cigarette access, because of availability from other retail outlets. These results may explain some of the excess prevalence of cigarette use in low-SES areas

Census · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Geography · Logistic regression · Nicotine · Nicotine replacement therapy · Population · Socioeconomic status · Stratified sampling · Demography · Medicine · Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study · Pharmacy · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes