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Product Range
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is an evidence-based approach to support smokers in their attempt to quit. Different smokers have different needs - the NICORETTE® products for NRT offer a wide range of products to best suit the customers´ needs. Find out more about the different applications and programmes for a tailored treatment.
What kind of NICORETTE® product can you recommend your smokers?
NICORETTE® offers a diverse range of products so you can find the one that best suits your customer. Choose from:
Product Range InvisiPatch1
For those who smoke regularly through the day and want discreet control of cravings during the waking hours.
People who like the patch find it very practical - they just put one on in the morning and forget about it for the rest of the day. May be useful in areas where they are not permitted to smoke, for example at work, or on a plane. A single patch lasts for 16 hours so it’s worn during the day and removed before going to sleep at night.
NICORETTE® InvisiPatch can be used as a safer alternative to smoking. It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly, or cut down and then stop with NICORETTE®.
NICORETTE® INVISIPATCH™ is well-tolerated with a good safety profile.2
All NICORETTE® InvisiPatch are designed to be worn for 16 hours (the hours someone is awake). This is to reduce the chances of sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbance is a recognised symptom of nicotine withdrawal, and giving nicotine overnight has been shown to increase sleep disturbance compared to placebo2,3,9 With a 16 hour patch the levels of sleep disturbance is comparable to placebo4-6Clinically there is “no evidence of a difference in clinical effectiveness for 16-hour patch compared to 24-hour patch.”7
NICORETTE® is available as a range of patches, which is semi transparent making it more discreet. The NICORETTE® InvisiPatch range is available as 25mg, 15mg and 10mg patches.
12 week programme for people who smoke 10 or more cigarettes daily
12 week programme for people who smoke less than 10 cigarettes daily
The 25mg InvisiPatch is 90% more effective at helping smokers quit compared with placebo at 12 weeks5
Advice to give your customers:
- Apply one fresh NICORETTE® InvisiPatch first thing every morning
- Remove the patch before going to bed and dispose of it safely
- Always apply to a clean, dry, hairless area of the skin on the front or side of the chest, upper arm or hip
- Don’t apply to the same spot two days running
Gum10
For those who like using gum as a fast method of controlling cravings.
It is available in 3 different flavours, Original, Freshmint, and Freshfruit to suit individual tastes. It’s great tasting and allows the smoker to control the dosing.
NICORETTE® Gum offers an active way to deal with any craving for a cigarette, a piece of gum is used whenever the urge to smoke is felt.
It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly, or cut down and then stop with NICORETTE®.
For people who smoke 20 cigarettes a day or less, begin with low strength 2mg NICORETTE® Gum and keep using this strength until they stop smoking. For smokers of more than 20 a day, begin with full strength 4mg NICORETTE® Gum and keep using this strength until they stop smoking. Depending on how much someone smokes, 8 to 12 pieces of gum per day is recommended (maximum 15 pieces). Usage should be gradually reduced after 3 months.
Advice to give your customers:
NICORETTE® Gum is not an ordinary chewing gum, so it should not be chewed in an ordinary way. The NICORETTE® chewing technique is:
- Chew gum slowly until taste becomes strong (less than a minute)
- Rest gum between gum and cheek
- Chew gum again when taste has faded
Inhalator11
For those who are likely to miss the hand-to-mouth habit of smoking.
This product keeps your customers hands busy, so is most suitable to choose for those who are likely to miss the physical action of holding and handling a cigarette. It may also be useful in areas where it is not allowed to smoke, for example at work or on a plane. It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly, or cut down and then stop with NICORETTE®.
The NICORETTE® Inhalator should be used whenever the urge to smoke is felt or to prevent cravings in situations where these are likely to occur. Smokers willing or able to stop smoking immediately should initially replace all their cigarettes with the Inhalator and as soon as they are able reduce the number of cartridges until they have stopped completely.
Smokers aiming to reduce cigarettes should use the Inhalator as needed to prolong smoke free intervals and with the intention to reduce smoking as much as possible. As soon as they are ready they should aim to quit smoking completely. For smokers unable or unwilling to quit they can swap some cigarettes with the inhalator as a safer option to smoking.
The NICORETTE® Inhalator consists of a mouthpiece and replaceable nicotine cartridge. When someone draws on the mouthpiece of the cartridge, it releases nicotine to relieve cravings. And, because it is designed to be held like a cigarette, the hands are kept busy too.
For smokers willing or able to stop immediately
- Initially replace all cigarettes with inhalator
- Gradually reduce inhalator cartridges
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Until stopping completely
- Max. daily dose: 6 cartridges
Microtab12
For smokers who want flexible but discreet control of cravings whenever or wherever needed.
The only sublingual (under the tongue) NRT tablet currently available; it is suitable for a smoker who wants a discreet and flexible form of NRT. It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly, or cut down and then stop with NICORETTE®.
It is recommended that NICORETTE® Microtab is used for at least 12 weeks. For smokers who smoke 20 or less cigarettes per day, start with one Microtab each hour. For those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day, start with two Microtabs each hour – two NICORETTE® Microtabs can be placed under the tongue at the same time. The maximum dose is 40 Microtabs per day.
After 12 weeks you should aim to get your customers to reduce the number of NICORETTE® Microtabs used each day. When they are only using one or two NICORETTE® Microtabs per day they should think of finishing the course. Use beyond nine months is not recommended.
Lozenges13
For smokers who want discreet and control of cravings whenever or wherever needed.
NICORETTE® lozenges can be used as a safer alternative to smoking and may be useful in areas where it is not permitted to smoke, for example at work or on a plane.
The NICORETTE® Freshmint Lozenge is suitable for smokers who smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes per day. It should be used whenever the urge to smoke is felt or to prevent cravings in situations where these are likely to occur. Smokers willing or able to stop smoking immediately should initially replace all their cigarettes with the lozenge and as soon as they are able, reduce the number of lozenges used until they have stopped completely.
It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly, or cut down and then stop with NICORETTE®. Fast acting and discreet.
Smokers aiming to reduce cigarettes should take the lozenge, as needed, between smoking episodes to prolong smoke-free intervals and with the intention to reduce smoking as much as possible. As soon as they are ready smokers should aim to quit smoking completely. Most smokers require 8 to 12 lozenges per day, not to exceed 15 lozenges.
Advice to give your customers:
One lozenge should be placed in the mouth and allowed to dissolve.
Periodically, the lozenge should be moved from one side of the mouth to the other, and repeated, until the lozenge is completely dissolved.
Do not chew or swallow the lozenge and do not eat or drink while a lozenge is in the mouth.
Nasal Spray14
For smokers who need fast-acting relief from strong cravings.
Provides rapid relief for those heavily-dependent smokers who smoke over 20 cigarettes a day and often light up within 20 minutes of waking and need fast acting relief from strong cravings. It’s recommended for smokers that want to stop abruptly straight away.
The NICORETTE® Nasal Spray comes in a small multi-dose bottle to deliver rapid craving relief. NICORETTE® Nasal Spray is the only NRT of it's kind and is designed to be sprayed directly into the nostrils where the nicotine is rapidly absorbed.
12 week programme
8 weeks: Use as required. No more than two sprays to each nostril every hour for a maximum of 16 hours
2 weeks: Reduce usage by half
2 weeks: Reduce usage to zeroQuickMist Spray15
For smokers who need fast-acting relief from cravings.
Provides rapid craving relief to suit all smokers. A new unique way to quit smoking, for smokers who need fast acting relief from cravings. Gets to work on cravings in 60 seconds16 and is convenient and discreet and may be useful in areas where it is not permitted to smoke, for example at work or on a plane.
NICORETTE® QuickMist is clinically proven to relieve cravings in just 60 seconds with 2x1mg/sprays.16 It can be used by smokers who want to stop smoking abruptly, cut down before stopping and as a safer alternative to smoking.15 It is suitable for all smokers regardless of the number of cigarettes they smoke and has a flexible dosing regime: 1 or 2 sprays are to be used when cigarettes normally would have been smoked or if they have cravings.
It is designed to be sprayed directly into the smokers mouth for rapid nicotine absorption. Advise those smokers unwilling or unable to stop smoking to replace some cigarettes with NICORETTE® QuickMist as a safer option to cigarettes.
12 week programme
6 weeks: 1-2 sprays when cigarettes would normally have been smoked
3 weeks: Reduce usage by half
3 weeks: Reduce usage to zeroAdvice to give your customers:
- Use 1 or 2 sprays by pointing the spray nozzle as close to the open mouth as possible and pressing the top of the dispenser.
- Press the top of the dispenser to release one spray into the mouth, avoiding the lips
- To avoid getting spray down the throat, don’t inhale while spraying
- For best results, don’t swallow for a few seconds after spraying
Ensure the dispenser has been primed prior first usage.
For more detailed information on how to prime/use NICORETTE® QuickMist click here
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