Merchandising of non-prescription nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products in 2003, by pharmacy type
| Pharmacy type | NRT availability | NRT product placement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | % available | Within sight of the pharmacist† | Not within sight of the pharmacist† | Immediately adjacent to the cigarettes‡ | |
| *Data include n = 2 traditional chain pharmacies that also are clinically affiliated. | ||||||
| †Of 78 stores that sell NRT; categories not mutually exclusive. | ||||||
| ‡Of 58 stores that sell both NRT and cigarettes. | ||||||
| Traditional chain | 47 | 1 | 97.9 | 20 (42.6%) | 36 (76.6%) | 31 (68.9%) |
| Independently owned | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 13 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Clinically affiliated* | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 9 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| Grocery store | 8 | 0 | 100.0 | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (12.5%) |
| Mass merchant | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Total | 78 | 22 | 78.0 | 50 (64.1%) | 37 (47.4%) | 32 (55.2%) |