A Survey on Consumer Use of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Nicotine Patches

Completed

Conditions studied: Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

Since 1996, the nicotine patch has been re-classified from prescription to over-the-counter (OTC) status in the United States. Little is known about how the public uses the OTC nicotine patch due to lack of monitoring. The purpose of this observational study is to describe the characteristics of consumers who purchase OTC nicotine patches from community pharmacies and to determine the factors associated with the appropriate use of nicotine patches.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00134927

Run by

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

People needed

600

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Purchased OTC nicotine patch (NicoDerm CQ Step I, II, III or Sav-on Nicotine Patch) for personal use

You may not qualify if…

• Purchased OTC nicotine patch for someone other than self (e.g., friend or family member)

Where it is running

• Department of Family and Preventive Medicine — La Jolla, California, United States

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