Nicorette Microtab Nicotine . Sublingual Tablets(2mg), Pack of 100

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Place the Nicorette lozenge in your mouth and allow it to dissolve slowly over 20 to 30 minutes, without chewing or swallowing. if you have an overactive thryoid gland or have a phaeochromocytoma (a tumour of the adrenal gland that can affect blood pressure) - your doctor will have told you this. When you stop smoking, you may experience withdrawal symptoms and cravings. When you chew Nicorette® Gum it releases nicotine, which passes through the lining of your mouth and into your body, working to relieve these withdrawal symptoms. This product may cause adverse reactions similar to those associated with nicotine given by other means, including smoking, and these are mainly dose-dependent. At recommended doses this product has not been found to cause any serious adverse effects. Excessive consumption of this product by those who have not been in the habit of inhaling tobacco smoke could possibly lead to nausea, faintness or headaches. When you quit smoking completely, it's recommended that you use one to two tablets every hour, for up to three months after stopping smoking. After this time your psychological urge to smoke should be less. You should then be able to gradually reduce the number of tablets you're using, so that you're using less and less nicotine. You should stop using the tablets when your consumption is down to one or two tablets a day.

As well as breaking the physical addiction, you also need to break the smoking habits you used to have. Try to avoid situations where you will be tempted to smoke, and remember to seek help and support whenever you feel like giving in to your cravings. How do I use Nicorette microtab?Nicotine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use Nicorette if you are breast-feeding unless your doctor has told you to. Underlying cardiovascular disease: In stable cardiovascular disease this product presents a lesser hazard than continuing to smoke. However dependent smokers currently hospitalised as a result of myocardial infarction, unstable or worsening angina including Prinzmetal's angina, severe dysrhythmia or CVA and who are considered to be haemodynamically unstable and/or who have uncontrolled hypertension should be encouraged to stop smoking with non-pharmacological interventions. If this fails, this product may be considered, but as data on safety in this patient group are limited, initiation should only be under medical supervision. Nicotine replacement products don't directly affect other medicines. However, the components of tobacco smoke can cause some medicines to be broken down by the body faster than normal, so when you stop smoking they're broken down more slowly. As a result their blood levels and risk of side effects can increase. You should tell your doctor that you're giving up smoking if you're taking any of the following medicines, because when you stop smoking your dose may need to be reduced: Nicorette ® Microtabs only come in one strength but vary in dosage depending on your daily smoking habits: People with diabetes. If you have diabetes you should monitor your blood sugar more closely when you start using Nicorette microtabs.

Nicotine from smoking is rapidly absorbed from the lungs into arterial plasma whereas nicotine from sublingual tablets passes more slowly into the venous system.People with a peptic ulcer or inflammation of the stomach lining (gastritis), foodpipe ( oesophagitis), or mouth and throat. Swallowed nicotine can aggravate these conditions. In males tobacco smoking reduces sperm production, increases oxidative stress, and DNA damage. Spermatozoa from smokers have reduced fertilizing capacity.