Nicotine Lozenge

Preferred Label : Nicotine Lozenge;

NCIt definition : A lozenge preparation containing the alkaloid nicotine with nicotine replacement activity. Upon administration of the lozenge, nicotine is released and, although nicotine binds to nicotinic cholinergic receptors at the autonomic ganglia, adrenal medulla and at neuromuscular junctions as well, the binding of nicotine to the receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) appears to be responsible for the addictive nature of nicotine. Binding to CNS nicotinic acetylcholine receptors causes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine which appears to be responsible for the addiction of nicotine. Administration of nicotine may prevent nicotine craving and may help with the withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A hard candy-like tablet that contains a small dose of nicotine. The nicotine is absorbed through the lining of the mouth and goes into the blood. This helps stop nicotine cravings, and relieves symptoms that occur when a person is trying to quit smoking. A prescription is not needed for nicotine lozenges.;

Drug name : Commit;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000441271;

Details

Origin ID

C90531;

UMLS CUI

C1253423;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Tobacco Use Cessation Devices [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nicotine lozenges (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- nicotine lozenge [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Drug [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nicotine lozenges (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- nicotine lozenge [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]

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