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Table 2 Dosing table for nicotine chewing gum and lozenges

From: Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR)

 

Recommended daily dose

Maximum daily dose

Patch and 2 mg chewing gum combined

1 patch

6 chewing gums

1 patch

24 chewing gums

Patch and 1 mg lozenges combined

1 patch

6 lozenges

1 patch

24 lozenges

Patch and 2 mg lozenges combined

1 patch

6 lozenges

1 patch

15 lozenges

Chewing gum (2 mg) monotherapy

6 chewing gums

24 chewing gums

Lozenges (1 mg) monotherapy

6 lozenges

24 lozenges

Lozenges (2 mg) monotherapy

6 lozenges

15 lozenges

  1. The table shows possible doses of nicotine chewing gum and lozenges as monotherapy or combined with nicotine patches. Patches are available in doses of 7 mg, 14 mg, or 21 mg per 24 h
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