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Niquitin 4 mg, 20 Peppermint Sucking Tablets

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Tablets to help quit smoking through Nicotine Replacement Therapy or NRT. Mint flavoured and suitable for smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day.

Contains 20 suckable tablets.

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Niquitin 4 mg 20 comprimidos Para Chupar Menta
Niquitin 4 mg, 20 Peppermint Sucking Tablets
Regular price €15,72
Sale price €15,72 Regular price €15,72
You are saving: -€0,00

Whatis NiQuitin 4 mg and what is it used for?

NiQuitin is used to help you stop smoking.This type of treatment is called Nicotine Replacement Therapy or NRT .NiQuitin 4 mg mint-flavoured lozenge is suitable for smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day.

It comes in a pack of 20 tablets.

Who it is for

Suitable for use by adults over 18 years of age who want to stop smoking.

How to use

Insert a lozenge into the mouth and occasionally move it from one side of the mouth to the other, until it dissolves completely. This may take about 10 minutes. Do not chew the lozenge or swallow it whole.

Do not use more than 15 lozenges a day.

If you need treatment with this medicine for more than 9 months in a row, you should consult a health care professional.

 
  • Start using 1 tablet every time you have an urge to smoke up to 8 to 12 lozenges a day.

  • Continue for up to 6 weeks, then gradually reduce the number of lozenges you use per day.

  • When you use 1 or 2 lozenges a day, stop using them.

After youhave successfully quit smoking, you may suddenly feel the desire to start smoking again, if this happens you can go back to using 1 tablet.

Contraindications

Do not use NiQuitin 4 mg lozenges:

  • If you do not smoke or are under 12 years of age.
  • If you are allergic or hypersensitive to nicotine or any of the ingredients of this medicine.

Side effects

Like all medicines ,NiQuitin 4 mg tablets may cause side effects, although not all patients will experience them .In this case, at the recommended doses NiQuitin has not been found to cause any serious side effects.

Smoking cessation may cause symptoms such as dizziness, headache, sleep disturbances, cough, cold-like symptoms. Symptoms such as depression, irritability, anxiety, restlessness, increased appetite and insomnia may also be related to withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking.

Other adverse effects that may occur include the following:

  • Very common:may cause pain or irritation in the mouth or on the tongue .You may also feel sick.
  • Frequent:sore throat,feeling sick,gastro-intestinal discomfort,diarrhoea,indigestion/heartburn,flatulence,hiccups,pharyngitis.

Composition

Each Niquitin lozenge contains 4 mg of nicotine. The other excipients are: mannitol (E421), sodium alginate (E401), xanthan gum (E415), potassium bicarbonate (E501), polycarbophil calcium , sodium carbonate anhydrous (E500), acesulfame potassium (E950), peppermint flavouring powder, sucralose (E955), magnesium stearate (E470b).

Pharmaceutical advice

If you have recently had a heart attack or stroke, or you suffer from severe heart rhythm problems, unstable angina or worsening angina (chest pain) or angina at rest youshould try to stop smoking without using any NRT products unless your doctor tells you to use them.

Do not interchange the use of NiQuitin 4 mg lozenges with nicotine gum during the smoking cessation attempt.

Read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions about this product, you can consult our team of pharmaceutical experts.

What is the price of Niquitin 4 mg lozenges?

The price of non-prescription medicines is set by law. However, at Farmaciasdirect you can buy Niquitin 4 mg sucking tablets at a discount of 10%, which is the legal maximum allowed.

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