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Perfil
El Salvador Flag
Cigarrillos
Tradicional sin humo
HTP (PTC)
Cigarrillos electrónicos
Snus
Bolsas
NRT (TRN)
El Salvador Background
Perfil
El Salvador Flag
Cigarrillos
Tradicional sin humo
HTP (PTC)
Cigarrillos electrónicos
Snus
Bolsas
NRT (TRN)
Datos obtenidos: 2022.   Página actualizada: 2026-02-16

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is allowed in El Salvador. The sale of its products require a prescription and they are available in pharmacies. They are not included on the country’s essential drugs list, but the government provides full financial support for NRT.

Regulación

Referencias:
  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-slv.pdf?sfvrsn=5aaf51f1_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 December 2025.

Disponibilidad

Sí
1
2022
Sí
1
2022
Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 No 1A
2022 No 1B
Referencias:
  1. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
  2. 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-slv.pdf?sfvrsn=5aaf51f1_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 December 2025.
Sí
2
2019
Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 Farmacia 1A
2022 Farmacia 1B
Referencias:
  1. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
  2. 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-slv.pdf?sfvrsn=5aaf51f1_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 December 2025.
Referencias:
  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-slv.pdf?sfvrsn=5aaf51f1_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 December 2025.
  2. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).

Apoyo formal

No NRT is not on the country's essential drugs list.
1 A
2022
Referencias:
  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-slv.pdf?sfvrsn=5aaf51f1_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 December 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. NRT cost is fully covered by the government.
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