Active ingredient: nicotine 21mg per 24 hours (each patch contains 52.5mg nicotine, 30cm2).

Also contains: basic butylated methacrylate copolymer, acrylate-vinylacetate copolymer adhesive, medium-chain triglycerides, aluminium coated polyester foil, paper backing and a siliconised aluminised polyester release liner.

Check the pack before use, as formulations can change.

This is Step 1, the starting strength for people who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day.

Stop smoking and apply one patch at the same time each day. Press it firmly onto clean, dry, non-hairy, unbroken skin on the upper arm or torso and hold for 20 seconds. Choose a different spot each day and do not reuse a spot for a week. Wash your hands after applying. Each patch is worn for 24 hours.

Step-down program
- 20 or more cigarettes a day | Step 1 (21mg) for 3-4 weeks, then Step 2 (14mg) for 3-4 weeks, then Step 3 (7mg) for 3-4 weeks
- Fewer than 20 cigarettes a day | Step 2 (14mg) for 6-8 weeks, then Step 3 (7mg) for 3-4 weeks

Not for children under 12. Under 18s should use it only on the advice of a healthcare professional. If you are pregnant and have been advised to use a patch, take it off before going to bed.

- Helps you stop smoking with a step-down program that lowers nicotine gradually
- Step 1, the starting strength for people who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day
- One patch a day delivers 21mg nicotine over 24 hours
- Steady background nicotine, so there is nothing to remember through the day
- Can be combined with Habitrol Gum 2mg or Lozenge 1mg for strong cravings; ask your pharmacist about combination therapy
- 7 patches, one week of treatment

General Sale Medicine. For external use only. Always read the label and use only as directed. Do not use if you are under 12, a non-smoker or an occasional smoker, have a generalised skin condition such as psoriasis or chronic dermatitis, are allergic to nicotine or any part of the patch, or if the sachet seal is broken. Do not use unless your doctor has told you to if you have had a recent heart attack or stroke, have angina that is not well controlled or is getting worse, a severe irregular heartbeat or uncontrolled high blood pressure. Ask your doctor or pharmacist before use if you are under 18, pregnant or breastfeeding, or have severe high blood pressure, heart or blood vessel disease, kidney or liver disease, diabetes, an overactive thyroid or adrenal gland cancer. Stop and talk to your pharmacist if a severe or persistent skin reaction develops. The patch contains aluminium, so take it off before an MRI scan. Stopping smoking can change how some medicines work, so tell your doctor or pharmacist what you take. Fold used patches in half, sticky sides together, and dispose of them out of reach of children and pets. Store below 30C. Do not refrigerate. Nicotine can seriously poison children, even from a used patch or a chewed piece. Keep out of reach of children. In case of poisoning, call the National Poisons Centre on 0800 764 766.