Refer to Product Information Leaflet for full usage instructions.
How to Use NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray
1. Push the black button down until you can push it lightly inwards. 2. While pushing the button in, slide upwards and continue until the top of the dispenser locks into place. 3. Before using for the first time, prime the pump by pressing the top firmly into a tissue until a fine mist appears. If you don’t use the spray for a couple of days, you may need to repeat this step. 4. Press the top of the dispenser firmly to release one spray into your mouth either under your tongue or on the inside of your cheek, avoiding your lips. For best results, wait a few seconds before swallowing. Do not inhale the spray – it shouldn’t spray into your throat. The nicotine will pass rapidly into your body through the lining of your mouth, relieving your craving to smoke without giving you the “buzz” of smoking a cigarette. 5. To close the dispenser, slide the button down until it can be pushed lightly inwards. Then, while pushing in, slide down to lock.
If your cravings do not disappear with one spray within a few minutes, use a second one.
If you overuse NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray, you may experience side effects. This may include nausea, salivation, headaches, abdominal pain, sweating, hearing disturbance, diarrhea, dizziness, or weakness. If you get any of these symptoms, contact a doctor or your nearest emergency department as soon as you can.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray is to be used at a maximum dosage of 2 sprays at a time, 3 sprays per hour and 48 sprays per day.
Use this chart as a guide:
Stopping Smoking Immediately
Week 1-6
Use 1-2 sprays when you would normally smoke a cigarette or have cravings to smoke (1-2 sprays every 30 minutes to 1 hour). Do not use more than 3 sprays/hour for 16 hours or 48 sprays/day.
Week 7-9
Start reducing the number of sprays per day.
Week 10 to 12
Gradually reduce to 3 sprays per day and then stop use.
Cutting Down on Smoking
Gradually increase mouth spray use (do not use more than 3 sprays per hour for 16 hours, or 48 sprays per day) and reduce smoking with the aim of stopping by 6 months. If you have not cut down at 6 weeks or stopped at 9 months, see your doctor or pharmacist.
Please consult a doctor or pharmacist and refer to product insert for more information.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray should be primed/loaded properly to be used effectively. Prime the spray pump if you are using the product for the first time or if you have not used it for 2 days. To do this, point the spray safely away from you and press firmly the top of the dispenser with your index finger several times until a fine spray appears.
Some people may experience hiccups after using NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray. Hiccups are generally mild and do not affect continued use of the product. If the hiccups worsen, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist for advice.
When the spray is released into the mouth strong fresh mint sensation may be initially experienced, especially if you are using NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray for the first time, but this is perfectly normal for oral NRT formats.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray contains a very small amount of alcohol, less than 100mg per spray.
If you are unable to consume alcohol due to reasons such as religion, you should consult your Healthcare Professional for advice on which product to use. The NICORETTE® range contains a number of other flexible formats, such as NICORETTE® Gum and Patch which may be more suitable.
Diabetics
Discuss with your doctor first if you have diabetes. NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray is sugar free (does not contain sucrose), but contains sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium (also known as acesulfame K). you should monitor your blood sugar levels more often when starting to use NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray.
Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
It is very important to stop smoking during pregnancy because it can result in poor growth of your baby. It can also lead to premature births or stillbirths. It is best if you can give up smoking without the use of medicines containing nicotine. If you cannot manage this, NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray should only be used after consulting the healthcare professional who is managing your pregnancy, your family doctor, or a doctor in a centre that is specialised in helping people quit smoking.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray should be avoided during breast-feeding as nicotine is found in breast milk and may affect your child. If your doctor has recommended you to use NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray, the spray should be taken just after breast-feeding.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray is 2.5x more effective at helping smokers quit* successfully compared to quitting with willpower alone.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray starts to relieve cravings from 30 seconds**.
If you are a healthcare professional and wish to have further details, get in touch here
*Compared to Placebo, Tønnesen Pet al. Efficacy And Safety Of A Novel Nicotine Mouth Spray
In Smoking Cessation. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Study
With A 52-Week Follow-Up.
**When used with 2 consecutive sprays
Each mouth spray contains approximately 150 sprays (150 x 1 mg dose). The time that the dispenser lasts depends on the number of cigarettes the user used to smoke and how much additional craving relief is needed. For example, a smoker of 10 cigarettes a day should use 10 to 20 sprays per day, so one dispenser would last one to two weeks.
NICORETTE® QuickMist Spray 1 mg/spray is sugar free (no sucrose added). The formulation contains Sucralose and Acesulfame potassium (also known as Acesulfame K) as sweeteners.
NRT combination therapy (patch plus gum) may be a therapy strategy for smoking cessation that a health professional can advise to the heavily dependent smoker and/or those who have previously failed to quit with NRT. For further advice, please consult your local GP, pharmacist or smoking cessation clinic.
