nicotine gum (Nicorette)

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Introduction

Tradename: Nicorette.

Indications

* of no benefit[3]

Dosage

Smoking cessation: 9-12 pieces/day PRN.

2 mg, 96 pieces/box.

Nicorette DS: 4 mg/piece.

Pharmacokinetics

elimination: liver & kidney

More general terms

Components

References

  1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996.
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary
  3. 3.0 3.1 Etter JF et al Nicotine Gum Treatment Before Smoking Cessation A Randomized Trial Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(11):1028-1034. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19506172