Dual Action Complete and Nicotine Oral, Transdermal
Determining the interaction of Dual Action Complete and Nicotine Oral, Transdermal and the possibility of their joint administration.
In the database of official manuals used in the service creation an interaction registered by statistical results of studies was found, which can either lead to negative consequences for the patient health or strengthen a mutual positive effect. A doctor should be consulted to address the issue of joint drug administration.
Consumer:Consumer information for this minor interaction is not currently available. Some minor drug interactions may not be clinically relevant in all patients. Minor drug interactions do not usually cause harm or require a change in therapy. However, your healthcare provider can determine if adjustments to your medications are needed.
Professional:H2 antagonists may reduce the clearance of nicotine. Cimetidine, 600 mg given twice a day for two days, reduced clearance of an intravenous nicotine dose by 30%. Ranitidine, 300 mg given twice a day for two days, reduced clearance by 10%. The clinical significance of this interaction is not known. Patients should be monitored for increased nicotine effects when using the patches or gum for smoking cessation and dosage adjustments should be made as appropriate.
- Bendayan R, Sullivan JT, Shaw C, Frecker RC, Sellers EM "Effect of cimetidine and ranitidine on the hepatic and renal elimination of nicotine in humans." Eur J Clin Pharmacol 38 (1990): 165-9
Generic Name: calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide
Brand name: Dual Action Complete, Duo Fusion, Pepcid Complete
Synonyms: n.a.
Generic Name: nicotine
Brand name: Leader Nicotine Polacrilex, Nicorelief, Nicorette, Thrive, Commit, Habitrol, Nicoderm C-Q, Nicotine System Kit, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol Inhaler, Nicotrol NS
Synonyms: Nicotine Gum and Lozenges, Nicotine
In the course of checking the drug compatibility and interactions, data from the following reference sources was used: Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com.
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine Patch
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine transdermal
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine Transdermal System
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine Transdermal System Step 1
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine Transdermal System Step 2
- Dual Action Complete-Nicotine Transdermal System Step 3
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duavee
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duavee (combination)
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duet DHA
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duet DHA 400
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duet DHA Balanced
- Nicotine Oral, Transdermal-Duetact