 |  | If you smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day: Begin with Step 1. Use the 21mg patch for 4 weeks, then the 14mg patch for 2 weeks, and the 7mg patch for 2 weeks. |  |  |  | Weeks 1 - 4 |  | Weeks 5 and 6 |  | Weeks 7 and 8 |  |  |  |  |  | Step 1 21 mg/day |  | Step 2 14 mg/day |  | Step 3 7 mg/day |  |  | Lowering your patch dosage over 8 weeks will help you overcome your physical cravings for nicotine. If you decide you feel you need to continue therapy after you complete 8 weeks of patch use, you should talk to your doctor.
Directions:
Applying the Patch
1. Choose a clean, dry, nonhairy area of skin on your upper body or the outer part of your arm. Do not put a patch on skin that is very oily, burned, broken out, cut or irritated in any way. Immediately before applying the patch, wash your hands and the skin area with plain soap and water and dry completely. Avoid using any soap, lotion, hand cream, tanning lotion or oil, bath oil, or insect repellent that contains aloe, lanolin or glycerin. These products can leave a moisturizing film on your skin which can interfere with the adherence of the patch. 2. Do not remove the patch from its sealed, protective pouch until you are ready to use it. Carefully cut open the child-resistant pouch along the dotted-line as indicated. If the new patch is cut, throw it away. Discard the used patch you remove by folding it in half, sticky sides together, and putting it into the disposal tray enclosed in each package.
3. The side of the patch that contacts the skin is covered in a shiny protective liner. The liner has a precut slit to help you remove it from the patch. With the silver side facing you, pull the liner away from the patch, starting at the precut slit. Hold the patch at the edge (touch the sticky side as little as possible) and pull off the other piece of the protective liner. Throw this liner away.
4. Immediately apply the sticky side of the patch to your skin. Press the patch firmly against your skin with the palm of your hand for about 10 seconds. Make sure it sticks well to your skin, especially around the edges. Do not remove the patch and try to re-apply it elsewhere. Under these circumstances, the patch would not be expected to stick again.
5. When you have finished applying or removing the patch, wash your hands with water only. Nicotine on your hands could get into your eyes and nose and could cause stinging, redness, or irritation.
6. After 24 hours, remove the patch you have been wearing. Choose a different place on your skin to apply the next patch and repeat steps 1 through 5. Do not reapply a patch to a previously used skin site for at least one week. Do not leave the patch on for more than 24 hours because it may irritate the skin and loses strength after 24 hours. Do not wear more than one patch at the same time, and do not cut the patch in half or into smaller pieces to wear.
Warning:If you are under 18 years of age, ask a doctor before use
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