Nicorette Gum - Original 2mg, 210's
Fast craving relief
Actively fights cravings to help you quit
A fresh-tasting way to stop smoking
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.
Cravings may strike as your body adjusts to not getting its regular dose of nicotine. The amount of nicotine contained in Nicorette® Gum helps stop the craving to smoke.
Choose from two strengths of Nicorette® chewing gum:
2mg Nicorette® Gum – For those who smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes per day. It can also help you reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke and increase your smoke-free intervals.
4mg Nicorette® Gum – For those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day, to help meet withdrawals of high serum nicotine levels as a result of heavy smoking.
Chew a piece of Nicorette® Gum whenever you feel an urge to smoke – no more than 15 pieces per day. This should satisfy your craving. After 30 minutes the gum will be exhausted as all the nicotine has been absorbed by your body.
Nicorette 2 mg Gum is suitable for those smoking 20 cigarettes or fewer a day. For adults and children 12 years and over. Please read the package leaflet carefully before starting to use the product and note the chewing technique. Chew one piece of gum when you feel the urge to smoke. Do not use more than 15 pieces a day.
Chewing Technique:
Chew slowly until the taste becomes strong.
Rest between gum and cheek.
Chew again when taste has faded.
Nicorette gum relieves and/or prevents withdrawal symptoms including cravings experienced when trying to stop smoking or cutting down on cigarettes. It provides a safer alternative to smoking for both the individual and those around them. Ideally you should aim to stop smoking. However, this product can be used either to completely replace all your cigarettes, or if you do not feel ready to stop smoking completely, to replace certain cigarettes and therefore help you to cut down. It may also help increase your motivation to quit. Always read the label. Requires willpower.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please read the Patient information leaflet in the Ingredients and Usage section for information on possible side effects.
You should only chew one piece of Nicorette® Gum at a time and not use more than 15 pieces of gum per day.
How frequently you use Nicorette® Gum will depend on the number of cigarettes you smoked per day and how strong they were.
Read the packaging and leaflet for full instructions/information before use. Keep out of the sight and reach of children. Do not exceed the maximum daily dose.
You can replace some cigarettes with Nicorette® Gum to help cut down the number you smoke each day, before you try to quit smoking completely.
The tar and nicotine in cigarettes can stain your teeth, turning them yellow over a short period of time and brown if you smoke for many years.
Nicorette® Gum doesn't contain the tar that can cause teeth staining, while Nicorette® Icy White Gum is specially formulated to fight cravings while whitening teeth.
Nicorette® Gum acts fast to help you deal with cravings. Nicorette® Gum 4mg relieves cravings for up to nearly three hours.
If you chew Nicorette® Gum continuously, rather than following the Nicorette chewing technique, it can release nicotine too quickly and you may swallow it. This might lead to an upset stomach, hiccups or an irritated throat. If stomach problems persist, you should stop using Nicorette® Gum and contact a doctor immediately.
Pharmaceutical waste should be returned to community pharmacies.
Nicorette® gum is not the same as ordinary chewing gum, as it should be chewed to release the nicotine then rested to allow the nicotine to be taken into your body.
Chewing too continuously will result in the nicotine being released too quickly and swallowed. Therefore, you should chew slowly until the taste becomes strong, then rest it between your cheek and gums.
When the taste has faded, chew again. Do this for around half an hour. Dispose of the gum carefully and do not swallow.
Read the full product label before use.
Nicorette® 4mg gum is suitable for those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day, while the 2mg nicotine gum is suitable for those who smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes a day. Do not exceed the maximum dose of 15 pieces per day.
Read the full product label before use.
Ingredients and Usage
Contains polacrilin, chewing gum base containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), sorbitol, sodium carbonate anhydrous, sodium bicarbonate, flavour for smoker (contains ethanol), haverstroo flavour, glycerol, talcum
For adults and children 12 years and over. Please read the package leaflet carefully before starting to use the product and note the chewing technique. Do not take more medicine than the label tells you to. If you are pregnant, or you need any other advice before using this product, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients. You are more likely to quit smoking when using this product with help from your pharmacist, doctor, a trained counsellor or a support program. Contains butylated hydroxy toluene (E321) and sorbitol. See package leaflet for full ingredients. Keep out of the sight and reach of children. Do not store above 25ºC. Dispose of sensibly. Requires willpower.
Nicorette Dual Support
Combination support for complete craving control.
Using a long-acting Nicotine Replacement Therapy patch (NRT) with a short-acting NRT flexible format can help you more effectively than using just one.