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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 – Nasal Spray
Lesson 18 of 23 Lesson 18 of 23

Medication Overview

Last activity on January 19, 2026

Fast Acting Products – Nasal Spray

What it is 

  • Bottled nicotine solution 10mg/ml.
  • Delivers nicotine through nasal mucosa.

How it works

  • Nicotine delivery: Via the nasal mucosa.
  • Absorption rate: 0.5mg each shot.
  • Can be combined with patch.

How it is used

  • Remove protective cap.
  • Prime the pump- place nozzle between first and second finger, thumb at bottom of bottle.
  • 1-2 shots of spray in each nostril every hour (45-degree angle).
  • At least 30 shots a day (up to 64 sprays / day).

Possible side effects

nasal irritation, sneezing, running nose, watering eyes, cough, 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