Nicorette
Nicorette helps you stop smoking by providing nicotine replacement therapy to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Form
depotlaastari
Strength
10 mg / 16 tuntia
Active Ingredient
Nicotine
Manufacturer
McNeil / JNTL Consumer Health (Finland) Oy
How to Use
Dosage
If you smoke heavily (over 20 cigarettes/day), start with one 25 mg/16 hour patch daily; if you smoke lightly (up to 20 cigarettes/day), start with one 15 mg/16 hour patch daily.
Method
Apply one patch to clean, dry, hairless skin on your body (e.g., torso, hip, upper arm, or chest) each morning and remove it after about 16 hours before going to bed. Change the application site daily.
Important
Do not use more than one patch per day, and generally not for longer than 6 months.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Itching
- •Headache
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Rash
- •Hives
RARE
- •Allergic reaction
- •Tingling sensation
- •Palpitations (fast, pounding heartbeat)
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Flushing
- •High blood pressure
- •Shortness of breath
- •Excessive sweating
- •Muscle pain
- •Reactions at the application site (e.g., redness, irritation)
- •Weakness
- •Chest pain or discomfort
- •General feeling of unwellness
- •Fatigue
- •Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
- •Stomach or intestinal issues
- •Swelling under the skin (angioedema)
- •Skin redness
- •Pain in limbs
- •Seizures
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to nicotine or other ingredients, or if you have a widespread, long-term skin disease.
- Talk to your doctor before use if you have recently had a heart attack or stroke, chest pain, heart problems affecting your heart rate, peripheral artery disease, untreated high blood pressure, or diabetes.
- Talk to your doctor if you have severe kidney or liver problems, overactive thyroid, a tumor of the adrenal gland, stomach or intestinal ulcers, or a history of epilepsy or seizures.
- Remove the patch before an MRI scan to avoid skin burns.
- Do not use if you are under 18 years old without advice from a healthcare professional.
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- If pregnant, try to quit smoking without nicotine products first. If breastfeeding, Nicorette is not recommended as nicotine passes into breast milk. Always consult a healthcare professional.
- Do not smoke or use other nicotine products while using Nicorette patches.
- If you use too much nicotine or if a child accidentally gets hold of nicotine, contact a doctor or poison control center immediately.