How is a nicotine patch used?

How is a nicotine patch used?

Linda Hyder Ferry (Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine) gives expert video advice on: How is nicotine gum used?; What are the most common side effects associated with nicotine gum?; What is a 'nicotine patch'? and more...

You put one on when you quit and change it every 24 hours, putting it on a new location. Your upper arms, your upper chest or your upper back. Never put it on the same location twice if there's redness or irritation. If you find itching, burning, tingling or blistering, make sure that you call your doctor and ask them what to do because you may actually be allergic to the adhesive, you aren't allergic to the nicotine.