patients using OTC nicotine replacement therapy do NOT have to stop smoking first
June 2013
Experts now say that patients using OTC nicotine replacement therapy do NOT have to stop smoking first.
Patients used to be told not to smoke with nicotine replacement...due to fears of an increased risk of heart attack from too much nicotine.
But now we know that nicotine replacement (Nicorette, NicoDerm, etc) is much less risky than we thought...and some flexibility might help more patients quit smoking.
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