Nicotine Inhalers

A theoretical benefit of the Nicotine Inhaler is that it can provide smokers the comfort of a cigarette ritual with hand-to-mouth nicotine delivery during cessation, although the importance of these behavioral features in smoking cessation is unknown.

The Nicotine Inhaler is a plastic rod that looks like a cigarette holder and contains a replaceable cartridge of nicotine-impregnated cotton that delivers up to 4 mg of nicotine vapor (from a 10 mg "plug") when puffed. Although called an inhaler, the device is actually a puffing apparatus meant to deliver the majority of its nicotine to the mouth and posterior pharynx for mucosal absorption, similar to nicotine gum; no significant amount of nicotine actually reaches the lungs. Thus, the pharmacokinetics of the Inhaler are similar to nicotine gum; of the 4 mg that may be delivered orally, only about 2 mg are absorbed after about 80 puffs over 20 minutes. Peak plasma concentrations occur within 15 minutes of the end of "inhalation" and are lower than occur in smoking. As with other forms of NRT, the Inhaler consistently doubles quit-rates compared to placebo.

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