142. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Nasal Spray
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Patient selection | Appropriate as a first-line medication for treating tobacco use |
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Precautions, warnings, contraindications and side effects (see FDA package insert for complete list) |
Pregnancy-Pregnant smokers should be encouraged to quit without medication. Nicotine nasal spray has not been shown to be effective for treating tobacco dependence in pregnant smokers. (Nicotine nasal spray is an FDA pregnancy Class D agent.) Nicotine nasal spray has not been evaluated in breast-feeding patients. |