Quit Nicotine Gum - Mint and Samsca

• Generic Name: nicotine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Leader Nicotine Polacrilex, Nicorelief, Nicorette, Thrive, Commit, Habitrol, Nicoderm C-Q, Nicotine System Kit, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol Inhaler, Nicotrol NS

Nicotine oral chewing gum and lozenges are used to help you stop smoking. Nicotine is absorbed from the gum or lozenge in the mouth and enters the blood stream. This replaces the nicotine you would get from smoking and makes the withdrawal effects from not smoking less severe. The amount of nicotine is decreased over time until use is stopped.

This medicine is available without a prescription, but proof of age (18 years or older) is required.

• Generic Name: tolvaptan
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Samsca, Jynarque

Samsca (tolvaptan) reduces the level of a hormone that regulates the balance of water and salt (sodium) in the body. High levels of this hormone can cause an imbalance that results in low sodium levels and fluid retention.

Samsca is used to treat hyponatremia (low levels of sodium in your blood) in people with heart failure, and certain hormonal imbalances.

Samsca improves urine flow without causing the body to lose too much sodium as you urinate.

This medication guide provides information about the Samsca brand of tolvaptan. Jynarque is another brand of tolvaptan that is not covered in this medication guide.