Pharmacy Care Step 1 Patch | Pharmacy Care Step 2 Patch |
Pharmacy Care Step 3 Patch |
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If you smoke 20 or more cigarettes per day | Start with Step 1 Patch. Use for 3 to 4 weeks. | Then move to Step 2 Patch. Use for 3 to 4 weeks. | Then move to Step 3 Patch. Use for 3 to 4 weeks. |
If you smoke 20 less than cigarettes per day | Not required | Start with Step 2 Patch. Use for 6 to 8 weeks. | Then move to Step 3 Patch. Use for 3 to 4 weeks. |
- You are under 12 years of age
- You are a non-smoker or an occasional smoker
- You have generalised skin disorder that may complicate patch therapy
- You have an allergy to nicotine or any component of Pharmacy Care Nicotine Patches
- The sachet seal is broken
- You have a recent heart attack or stroke
- You have angina (chest pain) that is not well controlled or getting worse
- You have severe arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- You have uncontrolled high blood pressure
- You are under 18 years of age
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding
- You have sever high blood pressure or other heart or blood vessel disease
- You have kidney or liver disease
- You have diabetes
- You have an overactive thyroid or adrenal gland cancer