Nicotine Replacement: Label Strength and Step-Down Calendar
Nicotine patch, gum or lozenge: the label's starting strength and a dated step-down calendar from the quit date.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Product
- Patch (NicoDerm CQ)
- Age of the user
- 18 or older
- Patch: cigarettes smoked per day
- 20
- Quit date
- 2026-10-12
Result: Start at 21 mg; the program ends December 20, 2026 (10 weeks).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Product
- Age of the user
- Patch: cigarettes smoked per day
- Gum or lozenge: minutes from waking to the first cigarette
- Quit date (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
Citation
Drug Facts labels on DailyMed, Directions: NicoDerm CQ (10-week patch schedule; 8 weeks at 10 or fewer cigarettes a day), Nicorette gum, Nicorette lozenge and Habitrol gum (4 mg if the first cigarette is within 30 minutes of waking; 12 weeks). Read the sources: NicoDerm CQ label ↗, Nicorette gum label ↗, Nicorette lozenge label ↗, Habitrol gum label ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.