Nicotine【D】

Neurologic Drugs : Autonomic Drugs
ONICO5 “Nicotinell table” 2 mg/tab
TSMOK8 “Smokfree patch” 20.8 mg/10 cm2/piece
TSMOK9 “Smokfree patch” 31.2 mg/15 cm2/piece

適應症:戒菸輔助劑。

Usual dose:

Nicotine TDDS (Smokfree): 

Duration (wks)

Patch Size

Normal user

Special user*

2-8

15 cm2

12.5 mg/day

8.3 mg/day

2-4

10 cm2

8.3 mg/day

4.2 mg/day

* Special user: weight < 45.5 kg, smoking history < 10 cigarettes/day, cardiovascular disease p’ts.

Nicotine chewing gum (Nicorette):

In the first 6 wks, p’ts should chew 1 piece q1-2h. During wk 7-9, p’ts should chew 1 piece q2-4h. Finally, p’ts should chew 1 piece of gum q4-8h for wk 10-12; max. 24 gum pieces/day.

Contraindication: continued use of tobacco or any other nicotine-containing products; recent myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension, heart rhythm irregularities, severe angina pectoris, or gastric ulcer, active temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease.

Adverse effect:

Common: skin irritation (patch), nicotine withdrawal, dizziness, headache, insomnia.

Serious: cardiac dysrhythmia, hypertension, tachyarrhythmia, immune hypersensitivity reaction.

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