| Uses:
Reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated
with quitting smoking.
Directions:
To increase your success in quitting:
- You must be motivated to quit.
- use enough - Use at least 9 lozenges of Commit® per day
during the first six weeks.
- Use long enough - Use Commit® for the full 12 weeks.
- Use with a Support Program - as directed in the enclosed User's
Guide.
- If you are under 18 years of age, ask a doctor
before use. Not for sale to those under 18 years of age. Proof
of age required. Not for sale in vending machines or from any
source where proof of age cannot be verified. Do not use if
clear neckband printed "Sealed For Safety" is missing
or broken.
Retain outer carton for full product uses, directions and warnings.
- Before using this product, read the enclosed
User's Guide for complete directions and other important information.
- Stop smoking completely when you begin using the lozenge.
- If you smoke your first cigarette within 30 minutes of waking
up, use 4mg nicotine lozenge.
- If you smoke you first cigarette more than 30 minutes after
waking up, use 2mg nicotine lozenge.
- Use according to the following 12 week schedule:
Weeks 1 to 6 |
Weeks 7 to 9 |
Weeks 10 to 12 |
1 lozenge every
1 to 2 hours |
1 lozenge every
2 to 4 hours |
1 lozenge every
4 to 8 hours |
- Nicotine lozenge is a medicine and must be used a
certain way to get the best results.
- Place the lozenge in your mouth and allow the lozenge to
slowly dissolve (about 20-30 minutes). Minimize swallowing.
Do not chew or swallow lozenge.
- You may feel a warm or tingling sensation.
- Occasionally move the lozenge from one side of your mouth
to the other until completely dissolved (about 20-30 minutes).
- Do not eat or drink 15 minutes before using or while the
lozenge is in your mouth.
- To improve your chances of quitting, use at least 9 lozenges
per day for the first 6 weeks.
- Do not use more than one lozenge at a time or continuously
use one lozenge after another since this may cause you hiccups,
heartburn, nausea, or other side effects
- Do not use more than 5 lozenges in 6 hours. Do not
use more than 20 lozenges per day.
- Stop using the nicotine lozenge at the end of 12 weeks. If
you still feel the need to use nicotine lozenges, talk to your
doctor.
Warnings:
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, only use this
medicine on the advice of your health care provider.
Smoking can seriously harm your child. Try to stop smoking without
using any nicotine replacement medicine. This medicine is believed
to be safer than smoking. However, the risks to your child from
this medication are not fully known.
Do not use if you continue to smoke, chew tobacco,
use snuff, or use a nicotine patch or other nicotine containing
product.
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
- a sodium-restricted diet.
- heart disease, recent heart attack, or irregular heartbeat.
Nicotine can increase your heart rate.
- high blood pressure not controlled with medication. Nicotine
can increase your blood pressure.
- stomach ulcers or diabetes.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
- using a non-nicotine stop smoking drug
- taking prescription medicine for depression or asthma. Your
prescription dose may need to be adjusted.
Stop use and ask a doctor if:
- mouth problems occur
- persistent indigestion or severe sore throat occurs
- irregular heartbeat or palpitations occur
- you get symptoms of nicotine overdose such as nausea, vomiting,
dizziness, diarrhea, weakness and rapid heartbeat.
Keep out of reach of children and pets. Nicotine
lozenges may have enough nicotine to make children and pets sick.
If you need to remove the lozenge, wrap it in paper and throw
away in the trash. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact
a Poison Control Center right away.
Ingredients:
Active Ingredients: Nicotine Polacrilex, 2mg
Other Ingredients: Acesulfame Postassium, Benzyl
Alcohol, Butylhydroxytoluene, Calcium Polycarbophil, Coconut and/or
Palm Kernel oil, Eugenol, Flavors, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin,
Mannitol, Modified Corn Starch, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium
Alginate, Sodium Carbonate, Xanthan Gum
Other Information:
Each lozenge contains: sodium 18 mg. Store at 20-25°C (68-77°F).
Protect from light.
©GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P.
www.commitlozenge.com
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