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Nicorette is the brand name of a number of products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that contain nicotine. Developed in the late 1970s in Sweden by AB Leo (sv) in the form of a chewing gum, Nicorette was the first nicotine replacement product on the market.[1]
The product range encompasses chewing gum,[2][3][4][5] lozenges,[3][4] patches[5] of two kinds (transparent and non-transparent),[3] oral spray (Nicorette QuickMist),[6] inhalator,[3][5] sublingual tablets (Nicorette Microtab)[3] and nasal spray.[3][7]
The products are manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.[5] GlaxoSmithKline is the licence holder of Nicorette gum in the United States while Johnson & Johnson markets Nicorette globally.[8]
Nicotine replacement products including gum and transdermal patches are on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.[9]
The brand name "Nicorette" comes from "nicotine" and Swedish: rette, "right way".[10]
Nicorette is the brand name of a number of products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that contain nicotine. Developed in the late 1970s in Sweden by AB Leo (sv) in the form of a chewing gum, Nicorette was the first nicotine replacement product on the market.[1]
The product range encompasses chewing gum,[2][3][4][5] lozenges,[3][4] patches[5] of two kinds (transparent and non-transparent),[3] oral spray (Nicorette QuickMist),[6] inhalator,[3][5] sublingual tablets (Nicorette Microtab)[3] and nasal spray.[3][7]
The products are manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.[5] GlaxoSmithKline is the licence holder of Nicorette gum in the United States while Johnson & Johnson markets Nicorette globally.[8]
Nicotine replacement products including gum and transdermal patches are on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.[9]
The brand name "Nicorette" comes from "nicotine" and Swedish: rette, "right way".[10]
