Nicorette Gum

NICORETTE® Gum 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.

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.

If you smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes a day, the 2 mg will help relieve your cravings. If you smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, 4 mg may be more appropriate.

Directions for use:

The number of NICORETTE® Gums you use each day will depend on how many cigarettes you smoked and how strong they are. See the dosing table to find out the dose you should take.

Adults and Children 12 years and over:

Number of cigarettes Dose of Gums you smoke per day 20 cigarettes or fewer  - One 2 mg gum as required to relieve cravings.

More than 20 cigarettes -  One 4 mg gum as required to relieve cravings. 

• Use only one piece of gum at a time. 
• Do not use more than 15 gums per day.
• The frequency with which you use the gums will depend on how many cigarettes you smoked and how strong they were

Keep all medicines out the sight and reach of children.

Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine.