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Nicorette Microtab

  • For smokers who want flexible but discreet control of cravings

  • Nicorette Microtab must be dissolved under the tongue and NOT swallowed or chewed

  • Suitable for light and heavy smokers

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How Nicorette® Microtab works

When you stop smoking, your body can start to miss or crave nicotine. Many smokers find the first few days after quitting to be the most difficult.

Sudden urges to smoke can also strike weeks or months after quitting. These withdrawal symptoms will pass, but there are ways to manage them in the meantime.

Nicorette® Microtabs are a form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), which means they release nicotine into your body to help ease cravings.

Each Microtab releases 2mg of nicotine through the lining of your mouth as the tablet dissolves under your tongue. This relieves your withdrawal symptoms without giving you the buzz’ you get from smoking.

NRT products can double your chances of quitting successfully compared to willpower alone, so it s well worth finding one that works for you.

How to use Nicorette® Microtab

Nicorette® Microtab can be used to help you stop smoking immediately or to reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke each day before stopping completely. The number of Microtabs you take depends on how many cigarettes you smoke per day:

  • 20 cigarettes or fewer one Microtab every hour.

  • More than 20 cigarettes two Microtabs every hour.

Heres a step-by step guide to using Nicorette® Microtab:

  1. Place the Microtab under your tongue.

  2. Allow it to dissolve this should take around 30 minutes.

  3. Do not chew or swallow.

Most people take between 8 to 12 or 16 to 24 Microtabs per day. Make sure you don't exceed 40 Microtabs per day.

Adults aged 18 years and over shouldn't use the tablets for more than 9 months in total, while children aged 12 to 18 years should use the tablets for a maximum of 12 weeks in total.

For adults using NRT beyond 9 months, it's recommended that you ask for help and advice from a doctor, nurse or pharmacist.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, you shouldn t chew or swallow Nicorette® Microtabs or Lozenges. The Microtab should be placed under your tongue and left to dissolve over a period of 30 minutes.

Please read the Patient information leaflet in the Ingredients and Usage section for information on possible side effects.

Pharmaceutical waste should be returned to community pharmacies.

Ingredients and Usage

For adults and children 12 years and over: Do not chew or swallow these tablets. Place 1 or 2 tablets (as required) under the tongue and allow to dissolve. Repeat hourly to a maximum of 40 tablets per day.

Nicorette microtab is for the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms as an aid to giving up smoking. It is used to help smokers ready to stop smoking immediately and also to help smokers who need to cut down their cigarette use before stopping.

Stop smoking aid. Requires willpower. Always read the label.

Each tablet contains nicotine 2mg, crospovidone, ß-cyclodextrin, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate.

Before use please read the information leaflet carefully. Do not take more medicine than the label tells you to. You are more likely to quit smoking when using this product with help from your pharmacist, doctor, a trained counsellor, or a support programme.

If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse for advice before using this product. If you need any advice before starting to use this product, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients listed. Contains ß-cyclodextrin. See label for full list of ingredients.

Keep out of the sight and of reach of children. Do not store above 25C. Dispose of sensibly.

Stop smoking aid. Requires willpower.

dual support

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.

Reviews

Nicotine is an addictive substance, which makes quitting smoking (and vaping) so difficult. Nicorette also contains nicotine but is designed specifically to fight craving as you reduce to quit tobacco/nicotine. We believe that being free of both tobacco and nicotine is the best quitting outcome, so we do not encourage use of our products unless it is within the context of quitting (including reducing prior to quitting). If you have a concern or an issue with ongoing use of Nicorette, please contact Nicorette Customer Services or speak directly to your GP/HCP for further guidance.

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Site Last updated on February 12th 2024

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