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Anyone using Nicotine patches for Long Covid?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (165)
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@annielouise

My daughter, who is a psych nurse, says they routinely cut a patch of a transdermal med in half for a smaller dose. Especially if you use the second half the next day, she says it doesn't matter.

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froggiiii | @froggiiii | Nov 17, 2023

There are two types of nicotine patches.

"Reservoir patches
The medicine is held in a reservoir with a rate-limiting membrane to control release of the medicine.
Cutting these patches can cause the medicine to leak from the patch and is therefore not recommended.
Matrix patches

The medicine is embedded in an adhesive matrix with the release rate determined by the physical properties of the matrix.
The Matrix type patches can be sometimes cut. Seek advice that it is safe to cut the patch."
Most of the nicotine patches are reservoir so not cuttable.

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