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Medication Overview

23 Lessons

  1. Medications Overview
  2. Stop Smoking Treatments
  3. Nicotine Replacement Therapy
  4. General Principles of NRT
  5. Nicotine Delivery
  6. Nicotine Delivery over time
  7. Criteria for Exclusion
  8. Criteria for advice from client's GP
  9. Prescription Charges - Pharmacy Provision only
  10. Drug Interactions
  11. Record Keeping and Completing Data
  12. Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Individualised Dosing
  13. Cigarettes per day as a guide to NRT prescribing
  14. Nicotine Patch
  15. Fast Acting Products - Gum
  16. Fast Acting Products - Inhalator
  17. Fast Acting Products - Mouth Spray
  18. Fast Acting Products - Nasal Spray
  19. Fast Acting Products - Lozenge/Mini Lozenges
  20. Fast Acting Products - Microtabs
  21. Bupropion - ZYBAN
  22. Cytisine
  23. Yellow Card Scheme
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  1. Level 2 Stop Smoking Advisor Training
  2. Medication Overview
  3. Fast Acting Products – Microtabs
Lesson 20 of 23 Lesson 20 of 23

Medication Overview

Last activity on January 3, 2025

Fast Acting Products – Microtabs

What it is: 

  • Nicorette: small white microtab – 2mg nicotine.

How it works:

  • Delivers nicotine to bloodstream through buccal mucosa.
  • Oral absorption of lozenge is better than gum.
  • Can be combined with patch.

How it is used:

  • Used sub-lingually: held until dissolved (30 mins)- should not be chewed or swallowed.
  • Use 1-2 per hour; 16-40 per day.

Roll & Park

Lozenge placed in mouth and allowed to dissolve. They can be rolled and parked against the gum. Not to be chewed and swallowed.

Possible side effects

throat irritation, hiccups, nausea, headache.

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23 Lessons

  1. Medications Overview
  2. Stop Smoking Treatments
  3. Nicotine Replacement Therapy
  4. General Principles of NRT
  5. Nicotine Delivery
  6. Nicotine Delivery over time
  7. Criteria for Exclusion
  8. Criteria for advice from client's GP
  9. Prescription Charges - Pharmacy Provision only
  10. Drug Interactions
  11. Record Keeping and Completing Data
  12. Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Individualised Dosing
  13. Cigarettes per day as a guide to NRT prescribing
  14. Nicotine Patch
  15. Fast Acting Products - Gum
  16. Fast Acting Products - Inhalator
  17. Fast Acting Products - Mouth Spray
  18. Fast Acting Products - Nasal Spray
  19. Fast Acting Products - Lozenge/Mini Lozenges
  20. Fast Acting Products - Microtabs
  21. Bupropion - ZYBAN
  22. Cytisine
  23. Yellow Card Scheme