Table 2

Baseline results

℞ Scenario2-150OTC Scenario2-151
Number of adult smokers in the United States47 002 47647 002 476
Number willing to try NRT per year1 014 6302 556 867
Willing to try NRT per year (%)2.25.4
Quit rate of smokers using NRT at six months (%)10.810.8
Number of quits using NRT at six months109 685276 405
Gain in number of quits for OTC scenario at six monthsNA91 151
Total number of quits at six months420 330511 480
Life expectancy of average smoker (years)34.21134.407
Gain in life expectancy for average smoker (years)NA0.196
Smoking-attributable mortality rate (based on six-month data) (deaths per year)412 617 412 269
Reduction in smoking-attributable mortality rate
(based on six-month data) (deaths per year)		NA348 (0.1%)
Reduction in smoking-attributable mortality rate for OTC scenario (based on five-year data) (deaths per year)NA2940 (0.7%)

  • ↵2-150 Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) available only by prescription.

  • ↵2-151 Nicotine replacement therapy available over the counter (OTC).

  • NA = not applicable.