Habitrol Canadian launch
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Novartis Consumer Health Canada introducing the Habitrol Stop Smoking System nicotine patch OTC in Canada June 1. The three-stage system includes a support program featuring a toll-free support line staffed with nurses, a Web site and educational materials to help smokers quit. On May 13, Health Canada approved three Rx-to-OTC switches -- nicotine transdermal patches 22 mg/day or less as a smoking cessation aid, nizatidine 75 mg for symptomatic treatment of heartburn and acid indigestion and sodium cromoglycate 2% nasal solution for prevention and relief of seasonal allergy symptoms ("The Tan Sheet" May 25, In Brief)...
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