Nicorette 500micrograms/dose nasal spray

País: Reino Unido

Língua: inglês

Origem: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes ativos:

Nicotine

Disponível em:

McNeil Products Ltd

Código ATC:

N07BA01

DCI (Denominação Comum Internacional):

Nicotine

Dosagem:

500microgram/1dose

Forma farmacêutica:

Spray

Via de administração:

Nasal

Classe:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tipo de prescrição:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumo do produto:

BNF: 04100200; GTIN: 5012882005924

Folheto informativo - Bula

NASAL SPRAY
NICOTINE
NASAL SPRAY SOLUTION
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NICORETTE
®
NASAL SPRAY
(10 ml nasal spray containing nicotine 10 mg/ml)
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
®
Nasal Spray is a nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT). It is used to relieve
withdrawal symptoms and reduce the cravings for
nicotine that you get when you try to stop
smoking.
To help quit smoking you should also try to use a
behavioural support programme to increase your
chances of success.
WHAT DOES NICORETTE
® NASAL SPRAY DO?
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 that you were
dependent on nicotine.
When you spray NICORETTE
®
Nasal Spray into
your nose, nicotine passes rapidly into your body
through the lining of your nose. The nicotine
released is sufficient to relieve the unpleasant
nicotine withdrawal symptoms. It will also help to
stop your craving to smoke but will not give you
the “buzz” you get from smoking a cigarette.
The benefits of stopping smoking far
outweigh any potential risk from using
nicotine from NRT.
It is the toxins in cigarette smoke such as tar,
lead, cyanide and ammonia that cause smoking
related disease and death, not the nicotine.
2 BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE
DO NOT USE NICORETTE
® NASAL SPRAY:
n if you have an allergy to nicotine or any of the
other ingredients.
! TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, NURSE OR
PHARMACIST…
n if you are pregnant or breast-feeding – you
may be able to use nicotine replacement
therapy (NRT) to help you give up smoking but
you should try to give up without it. See “_If you _
_are pregnant or breast-feeding_” section.
n if you are in hospi

Características técnicas

OBJECT 1
NICORETTE NASAL SPRAY
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 19-Jul-2016 | McNeil
Products Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Nicorette Nasal Spray
Boots NicAssist 10 mg/ml Nasal Spray
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Nicotine 10 mg/ml. Each spray of 50 µl delivers 0.5 mg nicotine.
For excipients see section 6.1
3. Pharmaceutical form
Nasal Spray, solution.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Nicorette Nasal Spray is indicated for the relief of nicotine
withdrawal symptoms as an aid to smoking
cessation in adults and children over 12 years of age. It is also
indicated in pregnant and lactating women
(see section 4.6).
If possible, Nicorette Nasal Spray should be used in conjunction with
a behavioural support programme.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
The patient should make every effort to stop smoking completely during
treatment with Nicorette Nasal
Spray.
Behavioural therapy, advice and support will normally improve the
success rate.
This product must only be used with other NRT products under the
advice of a healthcare professional.
Directions for use
1) Remove the protective cap.
2) Prime Nicorette Nasal Spray by placing the nozzle between first and
second finger with the thumb on
the bottom of the bottle. Press several times firmly and quickly until
a fine spray appears (up to 7-8
strokes).
Important: Point the spray safely away when priming it. Do not prime
it near children or pets.
3) Insert the spray tip into one nostril, pointing the top towards the
back of the nose. Press firmly and
quickly. Give a spray into the other nostril.
4) Put on the protective cap
Adults (over 18 years of age)
1. The frequency of use depends on the previous smoking habit of the
individual and the level of their
nicotine dependence.
2. On commencing treatment the patient uses the spray to treat craving
as required, subject to a limit of
one spray to each nostril twice an hour.
3. A 50 µl dose of solution is sprayed into the nostril when the unit
is activated.
This is describe