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Side effects of transdermal nicotine patches.

Childhood poisoning involving transdermal nicotine patches.

OBJECTIVE To describe the circumstances, medical complications, and outcomes of children exposed to a transdermal nicotine patch (TNP). DESIGN Prospective case series; postmarketing surveillance study over a 24-month period. SETTING Thirty-four United States poison centers. Patients. Children 0 to 15 years old exposed to a TNP. INTERVENTIONS None. OUTCOME MEASURES Exposure circumstances...

The effect of transdermal nicotine patches on sleep and dreams.

This study was undertaken to determine the effect of 24-h transdermal nicotine patches on sleep and dream mentation in 15 smokers aged 20 to 33. Utilising a repeated measures design, it was found that more time awake and more ASDA micro-arousals occurred while wearing the nicotine patch compared to placebo. Also, the percentage of REM sleep decreased, but REM latency and the proportion of time ...

A randomized trial of nicotine-replacement therapy patches in pregnancy.

BACKGROUND Nicotine-replacement therapy is effective for smoking cessation outside pregnancy and its use is widely recommended during pregnancy. We investigated the efficacy and safety of nicotine patches during pregnancy. METHODS We recruited participants from seven hospitals in England who were 16 to 50 years of age with pregnancies of 12 to 24 weeks' gestation and who smoked five or more c...

Nicotine patches for pregnant smokers: a randomized controlled study.

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of nicotine patches on continine-validated smoking cessation in pregnant women and the effect of nicotine on birth weight and preterm delivery. METHODS Pregnant women who smoked ten or more cigarettes after the first trimester (N = 250) were randomly assigned to receive nicotine patches (n = 124) or placebo patches (n = 126). Women randomized to nicotine were tr...