Nicorette
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Nicorette is the brand name of a number of products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that contain nicotine polacrilex. 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.[2]
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Trade names | Nicorette |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Product type | Nicotine replacement therapy product |
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Country | Sweden |
Introduced | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
Markets | Worldwide |
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Website | nicorette |
The product range encompasses chewing gum,[3][4][5][6] lozenges,[4][5] patches[6] of two kinds (transparent and non-transparent),[4] oral spray (Nicorette QuickMist),[7] inhalator,[4][6] sublingual tablets (Nicorette Microtab)[4] and nasal spray.[4][8]
The products are manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in Helsingborg, Sweden and are sold globally by Johnson & Johnson, even in the Middle East,[9] except for in the United States where Nicorette is distributed by Haleon.[10]
Nicotine replacement products including gum and transdermal patches are on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[11]
The brand name "Nicorette" comes from "nicotine" and Swedish: rette, "right way".[12]