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Nicoderm CQ Drug Interactions
If benzodiazepines, beta blockers, insulin, or certain other drugs are used when using Nicoderm CQ to stop smoking, interactions can occur. Some of these reactions may increase the levels of the medications in your blood, possibly increasing your risk for side effects. To prevent these and other possible complications, your healthcare provider may adjust your dosages or monitor you more closely.
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Nicoderm® CQ® (nicotine patch) is unlikely to react with most medications. However, stopping smoking may affect a number of other medicines.
Some of the drugs that may cause negative interactions with Nicoderm CQ or that may be affected by smoking cessation include:
- Benzodiazepines, such as:
- Alprazolam (Xanax®)
- Chlordiazepoxide (Librium®, Limbitrol®, Librax®)
- Clobazam (Onfi™)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin®)
- Clorazepate (Tranxene®)
- Diazepam (Valium®)
- Estazolam (ProSom®)
- Flurazepam (Dalmane®)
- Lorazepam (Ativan®)
- Midazolam (Versed®)
- Oxazepam (Serax®)
- Quazepam (Doral®)
- Temazepam (Restoril®)
- Triazolam (Halcion®)
- Beta agonists, such as:
- Albuterol (Proventil HFA®, Ventolin HFA®, Proair HFA®, Vospire ER®)
- Arformoterol (Brovana®)
- Formoterol (Foradil®, Perforomist™)
- Levalbuterol (Xopenex®, Xopenex HFA®)
- Isoproterenol (Isuprel®)
- Metaproterenol (Alupent®)
- Pirbuterol (Maxair®)
- Salmeterol (Serevent®)
- Terbutaline (Brethine®)
- Beta blockers, such as:
- Acebutolol (Sectral®)
- Atenolol (Tenormin®)
- Betaxolol (Kerlone®)
- Bisoprolol (Zebeta®)
- Carvedilol (Coreg®, Coreg CR®)
- Esmolol (Brevibloc®)
- Labetalol (Trandate®)
- Metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol-XL®)
- Nadolol (Corgard®)
- Nebivolol (Bystolic®)
- Penbutolol (Levatol®)
- Propranolol (Inderal®, Inderal® LA, InnoPran XL™)
- Sotalol (Betapace®)
- Timolol
- Cimetidine (Tagamet®)
- Clozapine (Clozaril®)
- Flecainide (Tambocor™)
- Fluvoxamine (Luvox®, Luvox® CR)
- Insulin
- Mexiletine
- Olanzapine (Zyprexa®, Symbyax®)
- Tacrine (Cognex®)
- Theophylline (Uniphyl®, Theochron®, TheoCap®, Theo-24®, Elixophyllin®).
Written by/reviewed by: Susan Lakey, PharmD, MPH
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD