Nicorette

Nicorette is the brand name of a number of products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that contain nicotine. Developed in the late 1970s in Sweden by AB Leo in the form of a chewing gum, Nicorette was the first nicotine replacement product on the market.

The Nicorette product range encompasses chewing gum, lozenges,patches of two kinds (transparent and non-transparent), oral spray (Nicorette QuickMist), inhalator,sublingual tablets (Nicorette Microtab) and nasal spray.

Nicorette products are manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.GlaxoSmithKline is the licence holder of Nicorette gum in the United States while Johnson & Johnson markets Nicorette globally.

NRT products including gum and transdermal patches are on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.

The brand name "Nicorette" comes from "nicotine" and Swedish: rette, "right way".

History

Nicotine gum development

The Nicorette brand started with a nicotine chewing gum developed in Helsingborg (Sweden) by the company Leo AB, later part of Pharmacia & Upjohn. It was the first product for nicotine replacement therapy and gained its inventor, Ove Fernö, titles like "the founding father of modern pharmacotherapy for smoking".

Nicorette (1989 yacht)

Nicorette (also known as Charles Jourdan, Royal Blue) is a maxi yacht designed by Guy Ribadeau-Dumas and built by MAG-Nordhal Mabire.

Career

Charles Jourdan participated in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race.Nicorette won the 1995 Fastnet Race helmed by Ludde Ingvall.Royal Blue won the 1997 Fastnet Race, helmed by Gunnar Ekdahl.

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Nicorette (1996 yacht)

Nicorette (also known as Skandia) is a 24.5 metres (80 ft) Ericsson 80 yacht.

Career

Nicorette won Round Gotland Race and broke the record as the fastest monohull yacht over the Atlantic. She broke the 92-year-old record of Atlantic in 1997.

Nicorette was later renamed Skandia and competed in the Adecco World Championships.

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