NICOTINE INHALER RECOMMENDED FOR FDA APPROVAL.Byline: Associated Press Smokers who want to quit but crave nicotine and miss fidgeting with cigarettes may get a new source of help - a smokeless smoke·less adj. 1. Emitting or containing little or no smoke: smokeless factory stacks. 2. nicotine inhaler nicotine inhaler Nicotrol Inhaler Pharmacologic class: Cholinergic Therapeutic class: Smoking deterrent Pregnancy risk category C (gum), D (inhalation, nasal, transdermal) they can puff on anytime.A federal advisory committee Friday recommended approval of the Nicotrol inhaler Nicotrol® inhaler Nicorette® inhaler Tobacco control A nicotine replacement device for smoking cessation. See Nicotine replacement therapy. as the fourth alternative source of nicotine for people trying to give up smoking. The current options are nicotine patches, chewing gum or nasal spray. The inhaler inhaler /in·hal·er/ (in-hal´er) 1. an apparatus for administering vapor or volatilized medications by inhalation. 2. ventilator (2). in·hal·er n. , which looks something like a fat, plastic cigarette, is puffed on like a cigarette and gives the individual something to fidget fidg·et v. fidg·et·ed, fidg·et·ing, fidg·ets v.intr. 1. To behave or move nervously or restlessly. 2. with during the day. The big difference: You don't light it, and there is no smoke. People using patches and other devices ``often complain they miss their cigarettes . . . the handling and puffing behavior. They say it's been a friend to them,'' said Dr. Karl Olov Fagerstrom of Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., manufacturer of the device. ``This is an interesting, innovative way to quit smoking,'' said former Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan. He endorsed the inhaler as a new tool in ending the ``preventable carnage and economic waste'' caused by smoking-related illnesses. If it receives final Food and Drug Administration approval, the inhaler would be sold by prescription, with marketing to be handled by McNeil Consumer Products. The FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. is not required to follow the recommendations of the advisory committee but generally does. FDA scientists, who had reviewed studies done by the company, recommended approval. It was unclear how soon a final decision might come. About 46 million Americans smoke, and the government says smoking kills 400,000 a year. Surveys indicate three-fourths of smokers want to quit but have failed or are afraid to try. The inhaler is a plastic device that separates in the middle so the user can insert a small plastic tube containing nicotine. The tube breaks open when the sections are closed and the user can then inhale through one end, receiving a small dose of nicotine. Fagerstrom said it takes 70 to 80 puffs on the inhaler to get as much nicotine as 10 puffs on a cigarette. Each insert delivers a total of about 5 milligrams of the drug. |
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