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87-year-old patches?
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  1. SHELDON B COHEN
  1. 490 Peachtree Street, NE
  2. Suite 251 B
  3. Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.7.4.442

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      Editor,—In the article by Shaw et al 1 I learned just how long nicotine patches have been around: “Subjects—A total of 805 male and female purchasers of nicotine patches aged 18 through 87 years”. Are patches really effective after 87 years?!

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        1. Shaw JP,
        2. Ferry DG,
        3. Pethica D,
        4. et al.
        (1998) Usage patterns of transdermal nicotine when purchased as a non-prescription medicine from pharmacies. Tobacco Control 7:161–167.
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