Three nicotine-releasing adhesive patches for the skin (Habitrol - Ciba-Geigy; Nicoderm - Marion Merrell Dow; and PROSTEP - Lederle) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to aid withdrawal from smoking. Nicotrol (Parke-Davis) may also be approved soon. All the manufacturers recommend using the patches in conjunction with a behavioral modification program....
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Title: Nicotine Patches
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 868
Article Code: 868a
Date: April 17, 1992
Volume: 34
Pages: 37-38