January sees 1 million GSK smoking-cessasion products sold

PITTSBURGH GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare sold 1 million boxes of smoking cessation products in January 2008, including NicoDerm CQ patches, Nicorette gum and Commit lozenges, the company announced Monday.

“We are thrilled to see so many people trying to get their new year started in a healthy way by quitting smoking,” stated Bill Slivka, vice president of smoking control for GSK.

To encourage people to quit smoking for the rest of 2008, GSK Consumer Healthcare is offering a free NicoDerm CQ placebo patch or a 20-count box of Nicorette Cinnamon Surge. The placebo patch is available online at www.NicodermCQ.com and is intended to show smokers that the NicoDerm CQ patch is easy to use, comfortable and discrete. Nicorette gum is available by calling 1-800-NICORETTE. These offers will help smokers decide whether NicoDerm CQ or Nicorette is the right option for their quit attempt, the company stated.