Table 1.

The 40-day treatment schedule used in seven smoking cessation centers that participated in the study

Day	Tablets/day	Frequency of intake
1	2	1 tab every 12 hours (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
2	3	1 tab every 6 hours (8 a.m. – 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
3	4	1 tab every 4 hours (8 a.m. –12 p.m. – 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
4–7	5	1 tab every 3 hours (8 a.m. – 11a.m.– 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
8–14	6	1 tab every 2.5 hours (8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.)
15–21	5	1 tab every 3 hours (8 a.m. – 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
22–28	4	1 tab every 4 hours (8 a.m. – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
29–35	3	1 tab every 6 hours (8 a.m. – 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
36–40	2	1 tab every 12 hours (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)