Nicotinell TTS-10/Nicotinell TTS-20/Nicotinell TTS-30 Dosage/Direction for Use

The patient should be told to stop smoking completely as soon as treatment with Nicotinell TTS is started.
Nicotinell TTS is intended for use in adults over the age of 18 years.
One Nicotinell TTS should be applied daily left on the skin for 24 hours. Since the amount of nicotine released from Nicotinell TTS per cm² is constant, the dose administered is determined solely by the contact area of the system. To avoid local irritation of the skin, a new site of application should be chosen each day. Nicotinell TTS is available in three dosage strengths: Nicotinell TTS 30, Nicotinell TTS 20, and Nicotinell TTS 10. The dosage cannot be adjusted by cutting the TTS transdermic system.
Nicotinell TTS 30 is generally intended for smokers with a consumption of more than 20 cigarettes a day. Nicotinell TTS 20 is sufficient for smokers with a consumption of up to 20 cigarettes daily. Nicotinell TTS 10 is designed to reduce nicotine replacement towards the end of therapy.
Treatment should be initiated with one of the larger systems (Nicotinell TTS 30 or TTS 20) and reduced in stages. The dosage can be adapted to the patient's response after a few days.
Heavy smokers should be given Nicotinell TTS 30 followed by Nicotinell TTS 20 and finally Nicotinell TTS 10 for about 4 weeks in each case.
Moderate smokers should use Nicotinell TTS 20 for about 8 weeks and Nicotinell TTS 10 for about 4 weeks.
Smoking cessation therapy should not expose the user to more nicotine than smoking.
After removing the protective foil, the nicotine patch should be applied to a clean, dry, and intact area of the skin (free from lotion, alcohol or traces of ointment), preferably on the trunk, or otherwise on the upper arm or hip, and pressed on with palm of the hand for 10 seconds. A different site of applications should be chosen each day.
If the patient has not stopped smoking with the aid of Nicotinell TTS at the end of the treatment, treatment should be discontinued.
Another withdrawal attempt can be made with Nicotinell TTS at a later point.
Note: Nicotinell TTS can be used to supplement smoking cessation programmes, self-motivation techniques, behavioural, or psychotherapy.