Nicorette Dosage
Generic name: nicotine (gum, lozenge)
Drug class: Smoking cessation agents
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Dosing
Adults
- [ 1st cigarette >30min after waking ]
- Dose: 2 mg PO q1-2h x6wk, then q2-4h x3wk, then q4-8h x3wk; Start: on cigarette quit day; Max: 24 pieces/24h; Info: use >9 pieces/day during initial 6wk; avoid food/drink 15min before and after use
- [ 1st cigarette <30min after waking ]
- Dose: 4 mg PO q1-2h x6wk, then q2-4h x3wk, then q4-8h x3wk; Start: on cigarette quit day; Max: 24 pieces/24h; Info: use >9 pieces/day during initial 6wk; avoid food/drink 15min before and after use
enal dosing
- [ see below ]
- mild impairment: not defined; mod-severe impairment: consider decr. usual dose
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [ see below ]
- mild impairment: not defined; mod-severe impairment: consider decr. usual dose
SRC: NLM .