In this open-label study of 299 smokers, 12.3% of those who used a nicotine nasal spray and 15% of those who used a skin patch for eight weeks were abstinent from tobacco after six months (P > .20).

HealthDay News—For nonsmokers with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI), use of a transdermal nicotine patch for six months is associated with improved cognitive test performance, but not ...

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 2002), pp. 185-194 (10 pages) Nicotine reportedly improves covert orienting of spatial attention, but enhanced alertness may also play a role. The ...

Transdermal nicotine administered to nonsmokers with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) over a six-month period improved primary and secondary cognitive measures of attention, memory, and mental ...

Dec. 9, 2003 — Transdermal nicotine may improve cognitive performance in patients with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI), according to the results of a preliminary, double-blind, placebo ...

Although transdermal nicotine replacement significantly increases the likelihood of smoking cessation compared with placebo, the six-month abstinence rates are usually about 20% with treatment ...

Transdermal nicotine patch allergy If you’re using NRT in the form of a patch that delivers a steady dose of nicotine, you might have an allergic reaction to the ingredients of the patch, such ...