Nicotine Polacrilex
Nicotine Polacrilex is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Nicotine Polacrilex; Generic name: NICOTINE POLACRILEX; Drug class: Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist [EPC].
| Brand name | Nicotine Polacrilex |
|---|---|
| Generic name | NICOTINE POLACRILEX |
| Drug class | Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist [EPC] |
| Manufacturer | AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 46122 |
| Used for | Use reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking |
| Dosage | Directions if you are under 18 years of age, ask a doctor before use before using this product, read the enclosed User's Guide for complete directions and other important information begin using the gum on your quit day if you smoke your first cigarette more than 30 minutes after waking up, use 2 mg nicotine gum if you smoke your first cigarette within 30 minutes of waking up, use 4 mg nicotine gum according to the following 12 week schedule: Weeks 1 to 6 Weeks 7 to 9 Weeks 10 to 12 1 piece ever |
| Warnings | Warnings If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, only use this medicine on the advice of your health care provider. Smoking can seriously harm your child. Try to stop smoking without using any nicotine replacement medicine. This medicine is believed to be safer than smoking. However, the risks to your child from this medicine are not fully known. |
| Active ingredient(s) | Active ingredient (in each chewing piece) Nicotine polacrilex (equal to 4 mg nicotine) |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=03d0bfa1-cb23-408a-8d8e-24aa0e05bf4f |