Nicorette Cools 2mg lozenges

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Nicotine

Available from:

McNeil Products Ltd

ATC code:

N07BA01

INN (International Name):

Nicotine

Dosage:

2mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Lozenge

Administration route:

Oromucosal

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04100200; GTIN: 3574660698169 3574660710656

Patient Information leaflet

COOLS
2 MG AND 4 MG LOZENGE
NICOTINE
COMPRESSED LOZENGE
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
NICORETTE
® COOLS LOZENGE
NICORETTE
®
COOLS 2 MG LOZENGE
(2 MG NICOTINE COMPRESSED
LOZENGE)
NICORETTE
®
COOLS 4 MG LOZENGE
(4 MG NICOTINE COMPRESSED
LOZENGE)
Please read this leaflet carefully
before you start using this medicine. It
provides useful information on how to
use it safely. Keep the leaflet, you might
need it again.
If you think you are having side-effects,
have any questions or are not sure about
anything please ask your doctor, nurse
or pharmacist.
1 WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS FOR
NICORETTE
®
cools lozenge is a
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
It is used to relieve and /or prevent
withdrawal symptoms and reduce the
cravings you get when you try to stop
smoking or when cutting down the
number of cigarettes you smoke.
NICORETTE
®
cools lozenge can also be
used when you are pregnant or breast-
feeding to help you stop smoking, as the
risks to your baby are far less than if you
continue to smoke. For more information,
see ”_If you are pregnant or breast- _
_feeding_” section.
Ideally you should always aim to stop
smoking. You can use NICORETTE
®
cools lozenge to achieve this by using it
to completely replace all your cigarettes.
However NICORETTE
®
cools lozenge
can also be used in other ways,
„ if you feel unable to stop smoking
completely, or wish to replace certain
cigarettes and therefore it can help
you to cut down the number of
cigarettes you smoke,
„ at those times when you can’t or do
not want to smoke. For example,
- Where you don’t want to smoke and
avoid harm to others e.g children or
family.
- Smoke free areas e.g Pub, work,
public transport e.g aeroplanes.
It may also help increase your motivation
to quit. When making a quit attempt a
behavioural support programme will
increase your chances of success.
WHAT DOES NICORETTE
® COOLS
LOZENGE DO?
When you stop smoking or cut down the
number of cigarettes you smoke, your
body misses the nicotine that you have
been absorbing. You may experience
unp

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
NICORETTE COOLS 2MG LOZENGE
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 02-Jun-2016 | McNeil
Products Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Nicorette Cools 2 mg Lozenge
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each lozenge contains 2 mg nicotine (as nicotine resinate).
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Compressed lozenge.
An oval, white to off-white lozenge imprinted with a “n“ on one side
and “2“ on the other side.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Nicorette Cools 2 mg Lozenge relieves and/or prevents craving and
nicotine withdrawal symptoms
associated with tobacco dependence. It is indicated to aid smokers
wishing to quit or reduce prior to
quitting, to assist smokers who are unwilling or unable to smoke, and
as a safer alternative to smoking for
smokers and those around them.
Nicorette Cools 2 mg Lozenge is indicated in pregnant and lactating
women making a quit attempt.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
This product is suitable for smokers who smoke 20 or less cigarettes
per day.
_Adults and Children over 12 years of age_
This product should be used whenever the urge to smoke is felt or to
prevent cravings in situations where
these are likely to occur.
Smokers willing or able to stop smoking immediately should initially
replace all their cigarettes with the
lozenge and as soon as they are able, reduce the number of lozenges
used until they have stopped
completely.
Smokers aiming to reduce cigarettes should take the lozenge, as
needed, between smoking episodes to
prolong smoke-free intervals and with the intention to reduce smoking
as much as possible.
As soon as they are ready smokers should aim to quit smoking
completely.
Most smokers require 8 to 12 lozenges per day, not to exceed 15
lozenges.
When making a quit attempt behavioural therapy, advice and support
will normally improve the success
rate. Those who have quit smoking, but are having difficulty
discontinuing with the lozenge are
recommended to contact their pharmacist or do