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Table 3 Side effects in both treatment groups

From: Combined nicotine patch with gum versus nicotine patch alone in smoking cessation in Hong Kong primary care clinics: a randomised controlled trial

 

Single NRT (N = 286)

Combined NRT (N = 274)

p-value

No of patients reported side effects

12 (4.2)

7 (2.6)

0.315

Frequency of side effects

 Abdominal pain

1

0

 

 Dizziness

1

0

 

 Dreams

1

0

 

 Insomnia

1

0

 

 Palpitation

3

0

 

 Skin itchiness

3

3

 

 Skin rash

6

4

 

 Stomach

1

1

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