Editing Nicotine patch (section)

== Availability ==
Nicotine patches are available for purchase over-the-counter from various manufacturers, without a prescription.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal| author = Commissioner Office |date=2019-03-22|title=Want to Quit Smoking? FDA-Approved Products Can Help|url=https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/want-quit-smoking-fda-approved-products-can-help|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427202103/https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/want-quit-smoking-fda-approved-products-can-help|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2019|journal=FDA}}</ref> 
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|+Example of nicotine patch regimen (NicoDerm CQ<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=020165|title=Drugs@FDA: FDA Approved Drug Products|website=www.accessdata.fda.gov|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>)
!NicoDerm CQ patch strength
!For a person who smokes 10 or fewer cigarettes per day
!For a person who smokes more than 10 cigarettes per day
|-
|21&nbsp;mg
|Do not use this patch strength.
|Step 1: Apply 1 patch per day for 6 weeks.
|-
|14&nbsp;mg
|Step 1: Apply 1 patch per day for 6 weeks.
|Step 2: Apply 1 patch per day for 2 weeks.
|-
|7&nbsp;mg
|Step 2: Apply 1 patch per day for 2 weeks.
|Step 3: Apply 1 patch per day for 2 weeks.
|-
|
|Total patch treatment period: 8 weeks
|Total patch treatment period: 10 weeks
|}