Habitrol and MenHibrix

• Generic Name: nicotine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Habitrol, Nicoderm C-Q, Nicotine System Kit, Commit, Leader Nicotine Polacrilex, Nicorelief, Nicorette, Thrive, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol Inhaler, Nicotrol NS

Nicotine skin patches are used to help you stop smoking. Nicotine is absorbed from the patch on the skin and enters the blood stream. This replaces the nicotine you would get from smoking and makes the withdrawal effects from not smoking less severe. The amount of nicotine is decreased over time until use is stopped.

This medicine is available without a prescription, but proof of age (18 years or older) is required.

• Generic Name: haemophilus b conjugate (prp-t) vaccine / meningococcal conjugate vaccine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: MenHibrix

MenHibrix vaccine is used to help prevent haemophilus B and meningococcal disease in children.

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, including breathing problems or meningitis. Hib infection usually affects children and can be fatal.

Meningococcal disease is a serious infection caused by a bacteria. Meningococcal bacteria can infect the blood, spinal cord, and brain, and can cause meningitis. These conditions can be fatal.

Haemophilus B and meningococcal disease can spread from one person to another through small droplets of saliva that are expelled into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The bacteria can also be passed through contact with objects the infected person has touched, such as a door handle, or other surface. The bacteria can also be passed through kissing, or sharing a drinking glass or eating utensil with an infected person.

MenHibrix works by exposing your child to a small dose of bacteria or a protein from the bacteria, which causes your body to develop immunity to the disease. MenHibrix will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.

MenHibrix is for use in children between the ages of 6 weeks and 18 months old.

Like any vaccine, MenHibrix may not provide protection from disease in every person.