Nicotinell Nicotine Patch 7s

Nicotinell Patch is a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) which reduces: 

• some of the unpleasant withdrawal effects that frequently occur when giving up smoking such as feeling ill or irritable.
• your desire to smoke by providing some of the nicotine previously inhaled from cigarettes and therefore helps your willpower to resist cigarettes.

If you need advice before starting to use nicotine patches, talk to your doctor, nurse, pharmacist or a trained counsellor. A support programme will increase your chances of quitting smoking.

Nicotinell Patches are for application to the skin. When applied to the skin, nicotine passes from the patch, through the skin and into your body. Nicotinell Patches can be used to help you:

• stop smoking completely
• cut down the amount you smoke – perhaps before you go on to stop completely.

In addition, they may be used when you:

• do not wish to smoke. For example in confined spaces (in the car: in the house) or where others (such as children) could be harmed by tobacco smoke
• are unable to smoke 
• develop cravings once you have stopped smoking. Reducing the number of cigarettes smoked can increase the chances that you will move on to quit completely

Directions for use:

Adults and children aged 12 years and over:

The Nicotinell patch programme involves up to 3 steps. There are three patch sizes consisting of three different strengths: 7, 14 and 21 mg/24 hours.

The correct dose for you depends on the number of cigarettes you smoke per day. The size of your patch may need to change during your treatment. This is because your dependence on nicotine will change, and therefore the dose of nicotine in your patch may be too low or too high for you. Do NOT cut the patches to reduce the dose.

If you smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day:

• start with: Step 1. Nicotinell TTS 30 (21mg/24 hours) patches for 3–4 weeks,
• followed by, Step 2. Nicotinell TTS 20 (14mg/24 hours) for 3–4 weeks,
• followed by, Step 3. Nicotinell TTS 10 (7mg/24 hours) for 3–4 weeks. 

If you smoke less than 20 cigarettes a day:

• start with: Step 2. Nicotinell TTS 20 (14mg/24 hours) for 3–4 weeks,
• followed by, Step 3. Nicotinell TTS 10 (7mg/24 hours) for 3–4 weeks,  if necessary, use Step 3 again. Step 3. Nicotinell TTS 10 may be used for up to a further 3–4 weeks.
• Do not start the programme at Step 3. If you have any questions about this ask a doctor, nurse or pharmacist.

Apply one patch every day. It is important to keep the patch on day and night especially if you need help to overcome the early morning craving for a cigarette

Warnings:

DO NOT use the patches if you: 

• are allergic to nicotine or to any of the other ingredients in the patches (see below) 
• are a non-smoker or occasional smoker 
• have a skin disease that might be aggravated by the patches
• are under 12 years of age, except on the advice of a doctor .

Take special care with Nicotinell Patches Before using the patches, tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you: 

• have heart disease (including heart attack, worsening chest pain, disorders of heart rate and/ or rhythm), uncontrolled high blood pressure or stroke for which you are in hospital. Using nicotine replacement therapy is better than continuing to smoke 
• have serious liver or kidney problems 
• have ever had a stomach ulcer 
• are diabetic (see “Taking other medicines”) 
• have an overactive thyroid gland 
• have a tumour of the adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma) 
• are taking any other medicines (see next section) 
• are pregnant or breast-feeding

Contains:

• The active substance is nicotine.
• Nicotinell TTS 30 (Step 1) patches contain 52.5mg of nicotine and deliver on average 21mg of nicotine over 24 hours. 
• Nicotinell TTS 20 (Step 2) patches contain 35mg of nicotine and deliver on average 14mg of nicotine over 24 hours. 
• Nicotinell TTS 10 (Step 3) patches contain 17.5mg of nicotine and deliver on average 7mg of nicotine over 24 hours. 
• The other ingredients are: acrylate esters vinylacetate, copolymers, fractionated coconut oil, methacrylic acid esters co-polymers, aluminised and siliconised polyester films.

Keep all medicines out the sight and reach of children.

Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine.