Habitrol?

Related terms

Brand Names: U.S.: Commit? [OTC];NicoDerm? CQ? [OTC];Nicorelief? [OTC];Nicorette? [OTC];Nicotrol? Inhaler;Nicotrol? NS;ThriveT [OTC]
Brand Names: Canada: Habitrol?;Nicoderm?;Nicorette?;Nicorette? Plus;Nicotrol?

Uses

It is used to treat nicotine withdrawal.
It is used to curb the craving to smoke.
Nicotine is a substitute for smoking and may help lower withdrawal signs.

Dosing

How to take
Do not smoke when you are using these products. Your body can be harmed by getting too much nicotine too fast.
Get counseling to help you quit.
Puffer (inhaler):
Use puffer (inhaler) as you have been told.
Gum:
There are 2 doses of the gum. Use the 4 mg gum if you smoke 25 or more cigarettes a day. Use the 2 mg gum if you smoke 24 or less cigarettes a day.
Do not swallow gum.
Chew slowly until there is a tingling or peppery taste in the mouth.
Then place between the cheek and gum.
After the taste or tingle is gone, chew again slowly.
Put between the cheek and gum at some other site once the taste or tingle comes back.
Keep repeating this for about 30 minutes or until the taste or tingle is gone.
Do not eat or drink within 15 minutes of using the gum.
Do not use more than 24 pieces of gum a day.
Patch:
The patch comes in 3 doses. If you smoke 11 or more cigarettes a day start with the 21 mg patch (step 1). If you smoke 10 or less cigarettes a day start with the 14 mg patch (step 2).
Put patch on clean, dry, healthy skin on the chest, back, belly, or upper arm. Move the site with each new patch.
Keep each patch on for 16 to 24 hours.
Lozenge:
The lozenge comes in 2 doses. If you smoke your first cigarette of the day within 30 minutes of waking use the 4 mg dose. If you smoke your first cigarette of the day more than 30 minutes after waking use the 2 mg dose.
Suck oral lozenge. Do not chew, break, or crush it. Do not swallow it whole.
Do not eat or drink within 15 minutes of using the lozenge.
Nose:
For the nose only.
Blow your nose before use.
Shake before use.
Tilt your head back.
Close 1 nostril.
Put nose spray tube into other nostril.
Spray up the nose only. Do not spray onto the wall joining your two nostrils.
Breathe out from your mouth.

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