Using Nicotine Gum for Smoking Cessation
Learning Objective: Describe the proper use of nicotine gum for smoking cessation, including its dosing regimen, side effects, cautions and contraindications.
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Nicotine gum comes in 2mg and 4mg strengths
The 4mg strength should be used when the smoker smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day
Nicotine gum should not be chewed like ordinary chewing gum, but instead requires a special chewing technique.
Nicotine gum has some mild side effects such as throat irritation, nausea, cough, and others.
There are also some people in which nicotine gum should be used with caution, such as those who have serious heart disease or those who are pregnant.
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Content author: Jason Loo, Renukha Sellappans
Developer: Enna Ayub, Haniffa Beevi Abdul Jaleel, Nurhannah Manshor, Balqis Zullkifli, Aizul Hadi Rusman
HTML5 Conversion: Aaron Fecowycz
RLO released: 10th January 2020
Page last updated: 20th February 2020
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