How Nicorette® Gum works When you stop smoking, you may experience withdrawal symptoms and cravings. When you chew Nicorette® Gum it releases nicotine, which passes through the lining of your mouth and into your body, working to relieve these withdrawal symptoms.

Cravings may strike as your body adjusts to not getting its regular dose of nicotine. The amount of nicotine contained in Nicorette® Gum helps stop the craving to smoke. 

Choose from two strengths of Nicorette® chewing gum: • 2mg Nicorette® Gum – For those who smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes per day. It can also help you reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke and increase your smoke-free intervals. • 4mg Nicorette® Gum – For those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day, to help meet withdrawals of high serum nicotine levels as a result of heavy smoking. 

Chew a piece of Nicorette® Gum whenever you feel an urge to smoke – no more than 15 pieces per day. This should satisfy your craving. After 30 minutes the gum will be exhausted as all the nicotine has been absorbed by your body.

Nicorette 2 mg Gum is suitable for those smoking  20 cigarettes or fewer a day. 
 

For adults and children 12 years and over. Please read the package leaflet carefully before starting to use the product and note the chewing technique. 
Chew one piece of gum when you feel the urge to smoke. 
Do not use more than 15 pieces a day.
 

Chewing Technique:
1.  Chew slowly until the taste becomes strong. 
2. Rest between gum and cheek. 
3. Chew again when taste has faded. 
 

Nicorette gum relieves and/or prevents withdrawal symptoms including cravings experienced when trying to stop smoking or cutting down on cigarettes. It provides a safer alternative to smoking for both the individual and those around them. Ideally you should aim to stop smoking. However, this product can be used either to completely replace all your cigarettes, or if you do not feel ready to stop smoking completely, to replace certain cigarettes and therefore help you to cut down. It may also help increase your motivation to quit. 
 

Always read the label. Requires willpower.

2. How often can you chew a piece of Nicorette Gum? You should only chew one piece of Nicorette® Gum at a time and not use more than 15 pieces of gum per day. How frequently you use Nicorette® Gum will depend on the number of cigarettes you smoked per day and how strong they were.

3. Can you smoke while using Nicorette Gum? You can replace some cigarettes with Nicorette® Gum to help cut down the number you smoke each day, before you try to quit smoking completely.

4. Does Nicorette Gum stain your teeth? The tar and nicotine in cigarettes can stain your teeth, turning them yellow over a short period of time and brown if you smoke for many years. Nicorette® Gum doesn't contain the tar that can cause teeth staining, while Nicorette® Icy White Gum is specially formulated to fight cravings while whitening teeth. 

5. How long does it take for Nicorette Gum to kick in? Nicorette® Gum acts fast to help you deal with cravings. Chew it slowly until the taste becomes strong, before resting and repeating for up to half an hour. Nicorette® Gum 4mg relieves cravings for up to nearly three hours. 

6. Can Nicorette Gum cause stomach problems? If you chew Nicorette® Gum continuously, rather than following the Nicorette chewing technique, it can release nicotine too quickly and you may swallow it. This might lead to an upset stomach, hiccups or an irritated throat. If stomach problems persist, you should stop using Nicorette® Gum and contact a doctor immediately. 

7. How should i dispose of medicine left unused? Pharmaceutical waste should be returned to community pharmacies. 

8. How do you chew Nicorette gum? Nicorette® gum is not the same as ordinary chewing gum, as it should be chewed to release the nicotine then rested to allow the nicotine to be taken into your body. Chewing too continuously will result in the nicotine being released too quickly and swallowed. Therefore, you should chew slowly until the taste becomes strong, then rest it between your cheek and gums. When the taste has faded, chew again. Do this for around half an hour. Dispose of the gum carefully and do not swallow. Read the full product label before use. 

9. What strength Nicorette gum is suitable for me? Nicorette® 4mg gum is suitable for those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day, while the 2mg nicotine gum is suitable for those who smoke 20 or fewer cigarettes a day. Do not exceed the maximum dose of 15 pieces per day. Read the full product label before use.

Nicorette® Icy White 2mg Gum Core Gum: Chewing gum base, containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), Xylitol, Peppermint oil, Sodium carbonate, anhydrous, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, Acesulfame Potassium, Levomenthol, Magnesium oxide, light Talc Sub coating: Winterfresh, Hypromellose, Sucralose, Polysorbate 80, Purified water Hard Coating: Xylitol, Starch, Titanium dioxide (E171), Winterfresh, Carnauba wax, Purified water Nicorette Icy White 4mg Gum Core Gum: Chewing gum base, containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), Xylitol, Peppermint oil, Sodium carbonate, anhydrous, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, Acesulfame Potassium, Levomenthol, Magnesium oxide, light, Quinoline yellow Al lake (E104), Talc, Sub coating: Winterfresh, Hypromellose, Sucralose, Polysorbate 80, Purified water Hard Coating: Xylitol, Starch, Titanium dioxide (E171), Winterfresh, Quinoline yellow Al lake (E104), Carnauba wax, Purified water Nicorette® Freshmint 2mg Gum Core gum contains: Polacrilin, chewing gum base containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), xylitol, peppermint oil, sodium carbonate anhydrous, sodium bicarbonate, acesulfame potassium, levomenthol, magnesium oxide, talcum, food grade nitrogen. Coating contains xylitol, peppermint oil, acacia, titanium dioxide (E171), carnauba wax Nicorette® Freshmint 4mg Gum Core Gum Polacrilin, chewing gum base containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), xylitol, peppermint oil, sodium carbonate, acesulfame potassium, levomenthol, magnesium oxide, quinoline yellow Al lake (E104), talcum, food grade nitrogen. Coating Xylitol, Peppermint oil, Acacia, Titanium dioxide (E171), Carnauba wax, Quinoline yellow Al lake (E104) Nicorette® Fruitfusion 2mg Gum Core gum contains chewing gum base, containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), xylitol, peppermint oil, anhydrous sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, acesulfame potassium, levomenthol, light magnesium oxide, talc Subcoating contains tuttifrutti QL8441, Hypromellose, sucralose, polysorbate 80, purified water Coating contains xylitol, acacia, titanium dioxide (E171), tuttifrutti QL84441, carnauba wax, purified water Nicorette® Fruitfusion 4mg Gum Core gum contains chewing gum base, containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), xylitol, peppermint oil, anhydrous sodium carbonate, acesulfame potassium, levomenthol, light magnesium oxide, quinoline yellow AI lake (E104), talc Subcoating contains tuttifrutti QL8441, Hypromellose, sucralose, polysorbate 80, purified water Coating contains xylitol, acacia, titanium dioxide (E171), tuttifrutti QL84441, quinoline yellow AI lake (E104), carnauba wax, purified water Nicorette® 2mg Gum Contains polacrilin, chewing gum base containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), sorbitol, sodium carbonate anhydrous, sodium bicarbonate, flavour for smoker (contains ethanol), haverstroo flavour, glycerol, talcum Nicorette® 4mg Gum Contains polacrilin, chewing gum base containing butylated hydroxy toluene (E321), sorbitol powder, sorbitol 70%, flavour for smoker (contains ethanol), haverstroo flavour, sodium carbonate anhydrous, quinoline yellow (E104), glycerol 85%, talc