NiQuitin patches are a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) designed to help people quit smoking by providing a steady, controlled release of nicotine through the skin over 16 or 24 hours. This helps reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, making it easier to manage without cigarettes. The patches come in different strengths, allowing users to gradually lower their nicotine dose as part of a structured quit plan. They are discreet, easy to use, and worn on a clean, dry area of skin. By delivering nicotine without harmful tobacco chemicals, NiQuitin patches support a smoke-free lifestyle and improve quit success rates.
Niquitin Patches are used to help people stop smoking. They can be used to help you stop smoking straightaway (a quit attempt), or cut down on smoking, perhaps before you go on to stop completely (reducing to quit or just reducing).
In addition, they may also be used when you do not wish to smoke or develop cravings once you have stopped smoking.
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You should change your patch daily at the same time, preferably after waking, and wear it for 24 hours. Always apply the patch to a different skin area, avoiding reuse of the same spot for at least seven days. After removing a patch, fold it sticky-side inward and dispose of it in the sachet of the new patch.
Niquitin Patches generally stick well to most people’s skin. However, a patch may occasionally come off. If this happens during the day, put on a new patch, making sure you choose a different non-hairy skin site that is clean and dry.
If you apply too many patches, you may start to feel sick, dizzy and unwell. You should remove all patches and contact your doctor or hospital emergency department immediately.
If you are following the programme for preparing to stop smoking, or cutting down with no immediate plans to stop, and you smoke too many cigarettes while you are wearing a patch, you may feel sick, dizzy, and unwell. If this is the case, stop smoking and remove the patch.
The instructions for using Niquitin Patches depends on whether you are:
You should check the patient information leaflet to find out which step down programme is suitable depending on your stop smoking goals.
It is important to choose a clean, dry and hairless area of skin on which to position the patch, to make sure that it sticks properly. In order to apply the patch, it is recommended to:
Like all medicines, the nicotine in NRT products can have side-effects. They are like those you might get from the nicotine in cigarettes, and are more likely the more nicotine you take, but not everybody gets them.
Stopping smoking itself can cause some symptoms such as feeling weak, tired, depressed, irritable, nervous, restless, anxious, drowsy, dizzy, unable to concentrate, headache, sleep disturbance/night-time awakening, cough, flu-like symptoms, and changes in mood.
Niquitin Patches work by replacing some of the nicotine you get from cigarettes. This type of treatment is called Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
The nicotine from NRT reduces your cravings for cigarettes and helps you resist the urge to smoke. It also relieves some of the unpleasant symptoms (like feeling ill or irritable) that smokers have when they try to give up. The patches provide a steady amount of nicotine to your body, at a lower level than cigarettes.
Your Niquitin Patches will be delivered via Royal Mail, with choices of Royal Mail 48 Tracked, Royal Mail 24 Tracked, and Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1pm. Your medication will arrive in discreet and recyclable packaging at a delivery address of your choice.
Each 22cm² transdermal patch contains 114 mg of nicotine, which delivers 21 mg over 24 hours. The other components of the patch are:
You should not use NiQuitin if:
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