Burkina Faso Background
Data sourced: 2022.   Page updated: 2025-05-28

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is allowed in Burkina Faso, and it is legal to use and sell NRT products. However, NRT is not regulated as a medicinal product. The government does not provide financial support, as NRT is not on the country's essential drugs list.

Regulation

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-bfa.pdf?sfvrsn=cb02802b_3&download=true. Accessed: 6 May 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-bfa.pdf?sfvrsn=cb02802b_3&download=true. Accessed: 6 May 2025.
  2. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).

Formal support

No NRT is not on the country's essential drugs list.
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References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-bfa.pdf?sfvrsn=cb02802b_3&download=true. Accessed: 6 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. NRT cost is not covered by the government.
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