Nicorette
Nicorette chewing gum helps you stop smoking by providing nicotine to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Form
lääkepurukumi
Strength
2 mg
Active Ingredient
Nicotine resinate
Manufacturer
McNeil / JNTL Consumer Health (Finland) Oy
How to Use
Dosage
Use 8 to 12 pieces of gum per day.
Method
Chew the gum slowly until you feel a strong taste or a tingling sensation. Then, let the gum rest in your cheek. When the strong taste fades, start chewing slowly again. Continue this for about 30 minutes.
Important
Do not take more than 24 pieces of gum in one day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Headache
- •Cough
- •Hiccups
- •Throat irritation
- •Nausea (feeling sick)
- •Allergic reactions
- •Tingling sensation
- •Changes in taste
- •Mouth inflammation
- •Dry mouth
- •Increased saliva
- •Indigestion
- •Stomach pain
- •Vomiting
- •Flatulence (gas)
- •Diarrhea
- •Local burning sensation
- •Tiredness
RARE
- •Unusual dreams
- •Heart palpitations (feeling your heart beat)
- •Fast heart rate
- •High blood pressure
- •Flushing (redness of the skin)
- •Wheezing (bronchospasm)
- •Shortness of breath
- •Tightness in the throat
- •Nose symptoms (runny, stuffy, sneezing)
- •Mouth symptoms (pain, hoarseness, tingling, tongue inflammation, sores, mucosal damage)
- •Bleeding gums and burping
- •Increased sweating
- •Rash, itching, hives
- •Jaw muscle pain
- •Weakness, feeling unwell, chest pain or discomfort
- •Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Reduced sensation in the mouth
- •Gagging
- •Fast and irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation)
- •Blurred vision
- •Increased tear production
- •Dry throat
- •Stomach and bowel problems
- •Lip pain
- •Redness of the skin
- •Muscle stiffness
- •Seizures
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to nicotine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you are under 12 years old.
- Do not use if you do not smoke.
- Teenagers (12-17 years old) should only use this medicine if a doctor or pharmacist tells them to.
- Talk to your doctor if you have recently had a heart attack or stroke.
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- Talk to your doctor if you have chest pain (angina).
- Talk to your doctor if you have had heart-related procedures.
- Talk to your doctor if you have a heart condition that affects your heartbeat or rhythm.
- Talk to your doctor if you have untreated high blood pressure.
- Talk to your doctor if you have diabetes.
- Talk to your doctor if you have had allergic reactions like swelling of the face, lips, or throat, or an itchy skin rash (hives).
- Talk to your doctor if you have severe liver or kidney problems.
- Talk to your doctor if you have an overactive thyroid gland.
- Talk to your doctor if you have a tumor on your adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma).
- Talk to your doctor if you have a stomach or duodenal ulcer.
- Talk to your doctor if you have inflammation of the esophagus (food pipe).
- Talk to your doctor if you have had epilepsy or seizures before.
- The gum can stick to and potentially damage dentures.
- Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, unless your doctor has specifically advised you to.