Nicorette Icy Mint Medicated Chewing Gum 2mg

Country: Singapore

Language: English

Source: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)

Active ingredient:

Nicotine resinate 10mg equiv Nicotine

Available from:

JOHNSON & JOHNSON PTE. LTD.

ATC code:

N07BA01

Dosage:

2mg

Pharmaceutical form:

GUM, CHEWING

Composition:

Nicotine resinate 10mg equiv Nicotine 2mg

Administration route:

ORAL

Prescription type:

Pharmacy Only

Manufactured by:

McNeil AB

Authorization status:

ACTIVE

Authorization date:

2013-03-12

Patient Information leaflet

Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
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NICORETTE
® ICY MINT MEDICATED CHEWING GUM
Nicotine (as resinate) (2mg, 4mg)
WHAT IS NICORETTE
® ICY MINT GUM FOR?
Nicorette
®
Icy Mint Gum is used to relieve withdrawal symptoms and reduce the
cravings for nicotine
that you get when you try to stop smoking.
Advice and support normally improve the success rate.
HOW NICORETTE
® ICY MINT GUM WORKS
When you stop smoking, your body misses the nicotine that you have
been absorbing. You may
experience unpleasant feelings and a strong desire to smoke (craving).
This indicates you were
dependent on nicotine.
When you chew Nicorette
®
Icy Mint Gum, nicotine is released and passes into your body through
the
lining of your mouth. The nicotine released from the gum is sufficient
to relieve the unpleasant
withdrawal symptoms. It will also help to stop the craving to smoke,
but Nicorette
®
Icy Mint Gum
will not give you the “buzz” you get from smoking a cigarette.
The benefits of quitting smoking outweigh any risks associated with
correctly administered nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT).
Nicorette
®
Icy Mint Gum is not to be administered to persons under 18 years of
age without
recommendation from health care professional. There is insufficient
clinical data from controlled
trials to recommend routine use in adolescents under the age of 18.
WHEN NOT TO USE NICORETTE
® ICY MINT GUM
Do not use if you have an allergy to nicotine or any of the other
ingredients.
WHAT SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD YOU TAKE?
_Before you start to use it _
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the following
conditions:
•
Cardiovascular disease. Dependent smokers with a recent myocardial
infarction, unstable or
worsening angina including Prinzmetal’s angina, severe cardiac
arrhythmias, recent
cerebrovascular accident, and/or who suffer from uncontrolled
hypertension should be
encouraged to stop smoking with non-pharmacological interventions
(such as counselling). If this
fails, Nicorette
®
Icy Mint Gum may be considered but as data on