Description
Habitrol Lozenge provides an effective aid to help you stop smoking, gradually cut down smoking before stopping or control cravings in situations where you cannot smoke or do not want to smoke.
Warnings:
Do not use if:
– you are under 12 years of age
– you are a non-smoker
– you have an allergy to nicotine or any other ingredient in the gum
– the foil seal is broken
Do not use unless a doctor has told you to if:
– you have had a recent heart attack or stroke
– you have angina (chest pain) that is not well controlled or getting worse
– you have severe arrhythmia
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before use if:
– you are under 18 years of age
– you are pregnant or breastfeeding
– you have uncontrolled high blood pressure or other heart or blood vessel disease
– you have a stomach ulcer, kidney or liver disease
– you have diabetes
– you have an overactive thyroid or adrenal gland cancer
Contains 9.8mg sodium/lozenge (equivalent to 147mg/15 lozenges) which should be taken into account by those on a low sodium diet. Contains 0.88g maltitol/lozenge (equivalent to 13.2g/15 lozenges). Products containing maltitol may have a laxative effect or cause diarrhoea. Contains aspartame, a source of phenylalanine, which may be harmful for people with phenylketonuria.
Keep out of reach of children.
Directions:
Usage Program
Habitrol Lozenge 2 mg is for smokers who smoke 20 or more cigarettes per day. There are two programs to use Habitrol Lozenge:
Quit Now Program
1. Suck one lozenge slowly when you feel the urge to smoke (refer to pack leaflet for full directions). Do not exceed 15 lozenges in one day.
2. After around 3 months, gradually cut down the number of lozenges you use each day.
3. When you are down to 1-2 lozenges per day, you can stop using Habitrol Lozenge. This should be possible within 6 months from the start of treatment.
Reduce to Quit Program
1. When you feel the urge to smoke, suck one lozenge slowly instead of smoking a cigarette (refer to pack leaflet for full directions).
2. Gradually increase lozenge use for up to 6 months, while cutting down smoking. Do not exceed 15 lozenges in one day.
3. When you have cut down the number of cigarettes you smoke to a level you feel you can quit completely, follow the Quit Now Program.
4. If you have not cut down the number of cigarettes you smoke each day after 6 weeks of treatment, see your doctor or pharmacist.
Ingredients:
Each lozenge contains 2mg nicotine.
ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST TALK TO YOUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. THIS MEDICINE MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU. INCORRECT USE MAY BE HARMFUL. READ THE WARNINGS BEFORE PURCHASE. THE PHARMACIST RESERVES THE RIGHT TO NOT SUPPLY CONTRARY TO OUR PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL OBLIGATION.
