Nicotrol

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take Nicotrol. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Get counseling to help you quit smoking.
• Do not use more than told. Unsafe side effects may happen.
• Tell your doctor if you are taking another drug to help you stop smoking.
• Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how this medicine affects you.
• If you have high blood sugar (diabetes), you will need to watch your blood sugar closely.
• When you stop smoking, other drugs may be affected. Talk with your doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you have not been able to quit smoking after using Nicotrol for as long as it says to use it.
• This medicine may cause harm or be deadly if used or swallowed by children or pets. If a child uses this medicine or if Nicotrol is swallowed by a child or pet, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
• If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with care. You could have more side effects.
• This medicine may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant. If you are pregnant or you get pregnant while taking Nicotrol, call your doctor right away.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:

• Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Very nervous and excitable.
• Mood changes.
• Feeling confused.
• Chest pain or pressure, a fast heartbeat, or passing out.
• A heartbeat that does not feel normal.
• A burning, numbness, or tingling feeling that is not normal.
• Dizziness.
• Very bad headache.
• Upset stomach or throwing up.
• Loose stools (diarrhea).
• Drooling.
• Shakiness.
• Very bad mouth pain or irritation.
• Feeling tired or weak.
• Cold sweats.
• Blurred eyesight.
• Change in hearing.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

• Store at room temperature.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.