What Nicotinell TTS Patch is and what it is used for:
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 program 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.
Users should stop smoking completely during treatment
with Nicotinell
There are 3 steps:
1. Nicotinell TTS 30 (Step 1) patches contain 52.5mg of
nicotine and deliver on average 21mg of nicotine over
24 hours in a patch size of 30 cm2
2. Nicotinell TTS 20 (Step 2) patches contain 35mg of
nicotine and deliver on average 14mg of nicotine over
24 hours in a patch size of 20 cm2
3. Nicotinell TTS 10 (Step 3) patches contain 17.5mg of
nicotine and deliver on average 7mg of nicotine over
24 hoursin a patch size of 10 cm2.
How to use Nicotinell TTS Patch.
Always use the patches exactly as your doctor, nurse or
pharmacist has told you and always read the leaflet. Ask
your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The Nicotinell patch program 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.
decision for shifting to a lower patch strength is
depending on how well withdrawal symptoms are being
controlled.
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.
Treatment discontinuation can be performed at step
3 in the event of satisfactory results
Do not start the program at Step 3.
The strength of the transdermal patch is to be adapted
to individual response: increase strength if abstinence
from smoking is not complete or if withdrawal symptoms are observed, decrease in the event of suspected
overdose.
The treatment duration is about 3 months but may vary
as a function of individual response.
This medicinal product should not be used for more than
6 months unless otherwise directed by a physician.
If you have any questions about this ask a doctor, nurse
or pharmacist.
What Nicotinell TTS Patches contain
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 in a patch size of 30 cm2
Nicotinell TTS 20 (Step 2) patches contain 35mg of
nicotine and deliver on average 14mg of nicotine over
24 hours in a patch size of 20 cm2
Nicotinell TTS 10 (Step 3) patches contain 17.5mg of
nicotine and deliver on average 7mg of nicotine over
24 hours in a patch size of 10 cm2
Please read the label prior use.
The other ingredients are: acrylate esters vinylacetate, copolymers, fractionated coconut oil, methacrylic
acid esters co-polymers, aluminised and siliconised
polyester films.
