Valsts: Īrija
Valoda: angļu
Klimata pārmaiņas: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
Nicotine
Haleon Ireland Limited
N07BA; N07BA01
Nicotine
2 milligram(s)
Compressed lozenge
Product not subject to medical prescription
Drugs used in nicotine dependence; nicotine
Marketed
2003-11-04
1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER NICOTINELL MINT 2 MG COMPRESSED LOZENGE nicotine READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist has told you. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. • You must contact a doctor if you still need to use Nicotinell lozenge after 9 months. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Nicotinell Mint Lozenge is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Nicotinell Mint Lozenge 3. How to take Nicotinell Mint Lozenge 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Nicotinell Mint Lozenge 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT NICOTINELL MINT LOZENGE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Nicotinell Mint Lozenge belongs to a group of medicines which are used to help you stop smoking. Nicotinell Mint Lozenge contains the active substance nicotine. When sucked, nicotine is released slowly and absorbed through the lining of the mouth. This medicinal product is used to help people to stop smoking. The nicotine in Nicotinell Mint relieves nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings when you stop smoking or temporarily reduce smoking in order to facilitate smoking cessation. By relieving the withdrawal symptoms and cravings Nicotinell Mint _ _ counteracts a smoking relapse in smokers who are motivated to stop smoking. Patient counselling and support normally improve the success rate. Nicotinell Mint Lozenge is indicated for smokers aged 18 years and above. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE NICOTINELL MINT LOZENGE DO NOT TAKE NICOTINELL MINT LOZENGE • If you are allergic to nicotine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • If you are a non-smoker. WA Izlasiet visu dokumentu
Health Products Regulatory Authority 18 April 2023 CRN00DGFF Page 1 of 8 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Nicotinell Mint 2 mg compressed lozenge 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each piece oflozenge contains: Active substance: 2 mg nicotine (corresponding to 6.144 mg nicotine bitartrate dihydrate). Excipient(s) with known effect: aspartame (0.01 g) and maltitol (0.9 g). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Compressed lozenge White, mint flavoured, round biconvex lozenge 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Treatment of tobacco dependence by providing relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms including cravings (see section 5.1), thereby facilitating smoking cessation or temporary smoking reduction in smokers motivated to quit smoking. Permanent cessation of tobacco use is the eventual objective. The 2 mg strength is used when severe withdrawal symptoms are experienced. Patient counsellingand support normally improve the success rate. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION POSOLOGY: ADULTS AND ELDERLY Nicotinell Mint 2 mg Lozenge is intended to be used by smokers with a strong or very strong nicotine dependency and those who have previously failed to stop smoking with the aid of nicotine replacement therapy. The optimal strength is selected according to the following table: This section has been moved from further down. This has been accepted by the RMS. Health Products Regulatory Authority 18 April 2023 CRN00DGFF Page 2 of 8 If an adverse event occurs with the use of the high dose form (2 mg lozenge), use of the low dose form (1 mg lozenge) should be considered. The initial dosage should be individualised on the basis of the patient's nicotine dependence. One piece of lozenge to suck when the user feels the urge to smoke. Initially, 1 lozenge should be taken every 1-2 hours. The usual dosage is 8-12 lozenges per day. For smoking cessation and smoking reduction with Nicotinell Lozenge, the maximum daily dose is 15 lozenge Izlasiet visu dokumentu