SmithKline's Nicoderm CQ will be second transdermal patch on market.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC NICODERM CQ WILL BE ON STORE SHELVES BY LABOR DAY following the Aug. 2 FDA approval of the transdermal nicotine replacement therapy, SmithKline Beecham and Hoechst Marion Roussel jointly announced in a same-day release. The companies are touting Nicoderm CQ ("committed quitters") as "the first and only OTC nicotine patch to be available in all prescription strengths: 21 mg, 14 mg and 7 mg per day." The product trails McNeil's transdermal Nicotrol patch to the over-the-counter market by about a month and a half ("The Tan Sheet" July 8, p. 1).