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Nicotine (Polacrilex) Bucl

Generic Name: NICOTINE GUM - BUCCAL
Pronounced: (NICK-oh-teen)

Nicotine (Polacrilex) Bucl Interactions

If this drug has been prescribed, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

  • medications for high blood pressure (e.g., beta blockers such as labetalol, prazosin)
  • bronchodilators/decongestants (e.g., isoproterenol, phenylephrine)
  • bupropion
  • other nicotine products (patch, tobacco)


Stopping smoking can change the way the liver removes certain drugs from the body (e.g., acetaminophen, caffeine, insulin, oxazepam, pentazocine, propoxyphene, propranolol, theophylline, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline/imipramine, "water pills"/diuretics such as furosemide). Tell all your doctors and pharmacists that you are quitting smoking.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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