Thursday, March 29, 2012

Habitrol Step 3 Drug Facts





Dosage Form: patch, extended release
Drug Facts

Active ingredient


Nicotine, 7mg delivered over 24 hours



Purpose


Stop smoking aid



Uses


Use reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking.



Warnings


If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, only use this medicine on the advice of your health care provider. Smoking can seriously harm your child. Try to stop smoking without using any nicotine replacement medicine. This medicine is believed to be safer than smoking. However, the risks to your child from this medicine are not fully known.



Do not use


  • if you continue to smoke, chew tobacco, use snuff, use nicotine gum, or use another nicotine patch or other nicotine containing products


Ask a doctor before use if you have


  • heart disease, recent heart attack, or irregular heartbeat. Nicotine can increase your heart rate.

  • high blood pressure not controlled with medication. Nicotine can increase your blood pressure.

  • an allergy to adhesive tape or have skin problems, because you are more likely to get rashes.


Ask a doctor or a pharmacist before use if you are


  • using a non-nicotine stop smoking drug

  • taking a prescription medicine for depression or asthma. Your prescription dose may need to be adjusted.


When using this product


  • do not smoke even when not wearing the patch. The nicotine in your skin will still be entering your bloodstream for several hours after you take off the patch.

  • if you have vivid dreams or other sleep disturbances remove this patch at bedtime


Stop use and ask a doctor if


  • skin redness caused by the patch does not go away after four days, or if your skin swells, or you get a rash

  • irregular heartbeat or palpitations occur

  • you get symptoms of nicotine overdose, such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness and rapid heartbeat.


Keep out of reach of children and pets.


Used patches have enough nicotine to poison children and pets. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Save pouch to use for patch disposal. Dispose of the used patches by folding sticky ends together and putting in pouch.



Directions


  • If you are under 18 years of age, ask a doctor before use

  • before using this product, read the enclosed self-help guide for complete directions and other information

  • stop smoking completely when you begin using the patch

  • if you smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day, use the following schedule below:

  • if you smoke 10 or less cigarettes per day, start with Step 2 for 6 weeks, then Step 3 for 2 weeks and then stop


  • apply one new patch every 24 hours on skin that is dry, clean and hairless

  • remove backing from patch and immediately press onto skin. Hold for 10 seconds.

  • wash hands after applying or removing patch. Save pouch to use for patch disposal. Dispose of the used patches by folding sticky ends together and putting in pouch.

  • the used patch should be removed and a new one applied to a different skin site at the same time each day

  • if you have vivid dreams, you may remove the patch at bedtime and apply a new one in the morning

  • do not wear more than one patch at a time

  • do not cut patch in half or into smaller pieces

  • do not leave patch on for more than 24 hours because it may irritate your skin and loses strength after 24 hours

  • to avoid possible burns, remove patch  before  undergoing any MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) procedures

  • stop using the patch at the end of 8 weeks. If you still feel the need to use the patch talk to your doctor.


Other information


store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)




Inactive ingredients


acrylate adhesive, aluminized polyester, cellulose paper, methacrylic acid copolymer



Comments or Questions?


Call 1-800-585-8682


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CVS Pharmacy


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Woonsocket, RI 02895



Principal Display Panel


Step 3, 7mg










HABITROL PATCH  NICOTINE TRANSDERMAL SYSTEM, STEP 3
nicotine  patch, extended release










Product Information
Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGNDC Product Code (Source)0067-4850
Route of AdministrationTRANSDERMALDEA Schedule    








Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
NICOTINE (NICOTINE)NICOTINE7 mg  in 24 h





Inactive Ingredients
Ingredient NameStrength
No Inactive Ingredients Found


















Product Characteristics
Color    Score    
ShapeSize
FlavorImprint Code
Contains      


















Packaging
#NDCPackage DescriptionMultilevel Packaging
10067-4850-1414 POUCH In 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSEcontains a POUCH
11 PATCH In 1 POUCHThis package is contained within the BOX, UNIT-DOSE (0067-4850-14) and contains a PATCH
124 h In 1 PATCHThis package is contained within a POUCH and a BOX, UNIT-DOSE (0067-4850-14)










Marketing Information
Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
NDANDA02007602/26/2003


Labeler - Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. (879821635)
Revised: 02/2010Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.




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