Patients trying to quit smoking face a new challenge: the lack of nicotine patches in Brazilian pharmacies. NiQuitin, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Quifa, which was widely used in nicotine replacement therapies, stopped being marketed in March this year. As a result, many users report despair and a setback in their fight against addiction, as other brands are also in short supply. Quifa informed that the suspension of the drug is due to the delay in updating the sanitary registration by Anvisa. According to the company, the process is in the final stages and the expectation is that the product will return to the market between December 2024 and January 2025. The communication wa... [Read more]