Drug Safety Information for HABITROL (Nicotine)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for HABITROL (NICOTINE) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NICODERM CQ (NICOTINE) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NICOTROL (NICOTINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for HABITROL* (Nicotine)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with HABITROL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Application site erythema2449
2Application site pruritus2334
3Drug ineffective2306
4Nicotine dependence1965
5Nausea1961
6Intentional drug misuse1475
7Dizziness1354
8Drug administration error1210
9Malaise973
10Application site irritation881
11Headache*874
12Vomiting821
13Hypersensitivity778
14Application site reaction739
15Insomnia*737
16Abnormal dreams731
17Application site pain693
18Product quality issue660
19Application site rash638
20Dyspnoea615

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of HABITROL " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking HABITROL
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Smoking cessation therapy16668
2Ex-tobacco user11175
3Product used for unknown indication6489
4Nicotine dependence762
5Tobacco user*429
6Tobacco abuse234
7Drug withdrawal maintenance therapy208
8Withdrawal syndrome58
9Therapeutic procedure48
10Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease38

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for HABITROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 71982


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for HABITROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 71982*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Nicotine (Nicorelief, Care one nicotine, Equaline nicotine, Good sense nicotine, Habitrol patch, Health mart nicotine, Equate nicotine, In control nicotine, Leader nicotine, Nicotine un1654, Nicotinum, Rexall nicotine, Smart sense nicotine, Stop smoking aid, Sunmark nicotine, Topcare nicotine, Careone nicotine, Zonnic nicotine, Habitrol, Up and up nicotine, Nicotine mini, Nicabate, Nicoderm, Nicoderm cq, Nicotine, Nicotrol, Prostep)

Charts are based on 71982 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.