Nicotrol Gum 2mg Classic
Active Ingredients
Nicotine-resin complex.
Inactive Ingredients
Sorbitol powder, Sorbitol 70%, flavor for smoker, haverstroo flavour, Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous, Sodium Carbonate and Glycerol 85%.
Product Description
Nicotrol Gum is a rebranded form of Nicorette Gum. What does that mean? This means that it is the same gum as Nicorette, manufactured by the same company, but under a different brand.
Nicotrol 2mg Classic is intended to help you, the smoker, give up smoking. It helps you to concentrate on breaking the habit of smoking, by reducing the unpleasant nicotine withdrawal effects you would normally experience when you stop smoking. It does not give as much satisfaction as a cigarette, and therefore, once you have overcome the smoking habit, it is not as difficult to give up Nicotrol.
Nicotrol Gum offers a great degree of flexibility to your NRT stop smoking programme. You can take a piece of gum whenever you most need it to alleviate the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. The chew and 'park' technique ensures that the nicotine in the gum is quickly transferred into your system. When you use Nicotrol Gum other people probably will not even know that you are not chewing standard gum.
Directions
Nicotrol Gum 2mg Classic is recommended for those who smoke less than 20 cigarettes a day.
The strength of the chewing piece you should use depends on your own individual needs. It is however recommended that you begin treatment with the 2mg strength. If you find yourself using more than 15 pieces of the 2mg strength each day, you may wish to transfer to the 4mg strength. It is recommended that Nicotrol is used for a period of three months before this gradual reduction is started. It is during this three-month period that the risk of failure is greatest.
Warnings and Cautions
- CONTRA-INDICATIONS, WARNINGS ETC: Nicotrol 2mg Classic should not be given to children. All forms of nicotine should be avoided in pregnancy. Smokers who wear dentures may find it hard to chew Nicotrol.
- PRECAUTIONS: Patients with gastritis, peptic ulcer, angina or who have had coronary heart disease should discuss this with their doctor before using Nicotrol 2mg Classic.
- ADVERSE EFFECTS: Nicotrol 2mg Classic in the dose recommended, has not been found to produce any serious adverse effects in healthy people. Nicotine from the gum can occasionally cause slight irritation of the throat at the start of the treatment, and may also cause increased salivation. Excessive swallowing of nicotine-containing saliva may cause hiccuping. Those with a tendency to indigestion may suffer initially may suffer from mild indigestion or heart burn, especially if the 4mg is used. Slower chewing and the use of the 2mg gum (if necessary more frequently) will usually help overcome problems such as throat irritation or hiccups.