Adverse Reaction to Nicotine Gum in Malay Female Smoker: A Case Report

Autor/inn/en	Noorzurani, Md Haris Robson; Bond, Alyson; Wolff, Kim
Titel	Adverse Reaction to Nicotine Gum in Malay Female Smoker: A Case Report
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 6 (2008) 4, S.564-567 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-1874
DOI	10.1007/s11469-008-9157-1
Schlagwörter	Metabolism; Smoking; Therapy; Females; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Outcomes of Treatment; Physical Health; Case Studies; Drug Use + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stoffwechsel; Rauchen; Therapie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Gesundheitszustand; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) are prescribed in smoking cessation programmes to help smokers stop smoking. The ideal dosage of NRT should control cravings and withdrawal symptoms but avoid adverse reactions. This report describes a case of adverse reaction to nicotine gum in a female Malay smoker. Assays taken 2 h after the gum, showed that her plasma cotinine/nicotine ratio was 0.4, indicating poor nicotine metabolic status. She developed nausea, severe vomiting and diarrhoea with raised blood pressure and pulse rate, following the administration of a piece of 2 mg nicotine gum on an empty stomach. This was observed in the course of a study to determine nicotine metabolism. Nicotine gum may be associated with adverse reactions in those with poor nicotine metabolic rate. Further investigation is required into the clinical effects of nicotine gum in those with poor nicotine metabolic status. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10