51.   Alza Corp., based in Mountain View, Calif., developed the technology for the best-selling Nicoderm nicotine patches sold by GlaxoSmithKline.

52.   Alza developed the technology for the best-selling Nicoderm nicotine patches sold by GlaxoSmithKline.

53.   But he was quick to add that people should still use nicotine patches to stop smoking, just not for long periods.

54.   Can nicotine patches be far behind?

55.   Ciba-Geigy Ltd. is the latest maker of the nicotine patch smoking cessation drug to begin repositioning it for non-prescription sales.

56.   Cooke hastened to add that people can still use nicotine patches to stop smoking, but not for long periods.

57.   In that study, some subjects were given a nicotine patch and some were given a placebo.

58.   Nicotine patches and gum are available in drugstores without prescriptions.

59.   One would ban tobacco sales near schools, urge arts groups to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, and remove the restrictions on sale of nicotine patches.

60.   Researchers are testing nicotine patches for neurological diseases in both children and the elderly, and drug companies are competing to develop nicotine substitutes that have fewer side effects.