Editing Nicotine patch (section)

{{short description|Transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the body}}
[[Image:Nicoderm.JPG|300px|thumb|right|A 21 mg dose patch applied to the arm]]
A '''nicotine patch''' is a [[transdermal patch]] that releases [[nicotine]] into the body through the skin.  It is used in [[nicotine replacement therapy]] (NRT), a process for [[smoking cessation]]. Endorsed and approved by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]], it is considered one of the safer NRTs available for the treatment of [[tobacco use disorder]].

Nicotine replacement products including gum and transdermal patches are on the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines]].<ref name="WHO21st">{{cite book | vauthors = ((World Health Organization)) | title = World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019 | year = 2019 | hdl = 10665/325771 | author-link = World Health Organization | publisher = World Health Organization | location = Geneva | id = WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO | hdl-access=free }}</ref>