nicorette® chewing gum freshfruit 2mg

What is Nicorette and what is it used for?
Nicorette belongs to a group of medicines used for smoking cessation. Nicorette contains nicotine as an active ingredient, which enters the body through the oral mucosa. By supplying nicotine via Nicorette, withdrawal symptoms caused by nicotine withdrawal are prevented or at least significantly reduced, thereby reducing the patient's urge to smoke.

These withdrawal symptoms primarily include irritability, restlessness, anxiety, increased appetite, and difficulties concentrating and falling asleep, which in many cases lead the patient to resume smoking. Nicorette serves as an aid and facilitates cessation even in difficult cases, although appropriate motivation, willpower, and perseverance are necessary prerequisites for any cessation attempt.
If you want to quit smoking or reduce your cigarette consumption, Nicorette will support you and can therefore be used:

• for smoking cessation in smokers who want to quit smoking
• as an aid for smokers during certain periods when cigarette consumption is not possible or not desired (temporary abstinence)
• to reduce cigarette consumption in smokers who do not want or are unable to quit smoking.

Additional counselling and supportive measures can improve the success rate.

How should Nicorette be used?
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or exactly as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

How should you chew Nicorette chewing gum?
The chewing method is not comparable to that of conventional chewing gum. Please proceed as follows: First, chew the gum to release nicotine. Then take a chewing break so that the nicotine is absorbed into the body. Nicotine dissolved in saliva is not effective and can cause throat irritation and hiccups.

• Chew a gum when you feel the urge to smoke.
• As soon as you feel a strong/peppery taste or a slight burning sensation (after approx. 1 minute), take a chewing break.
• Push the gum into your cheek pouch.
• After the sensations subside, start chewing again until you feel a strong/peppery taste or a slight burning sensation again.
• Then take another chewing break.
• Repeat the chewing-chewing break process for about 30 minutes.
• When the gum has lost its flavour, dispose of it carefully (e.g. you can return it to the blister strip).

What Nicorette contains
The active ingredient is: Nicotine resinate. 1 chewing gum contains 2 mg of nicotine as a resinate in a special sugar-free chewing gum base as an active ingredient.