Ratings, Reviews Summary for NICORETTE (GLAXOSMITHKLINE)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of NICORETTE: 2.6 (somewhat satisfied)

(based on 834 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for NICORETTE
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 1 2
Age 18 to 24 28 2.71
Age 25 to 34 133 2.71
Age 35 to 44 220 2.72
Age 45 to 54 244 2.68
Age 55 to 64 154 2.83
Age 65 to 74 30 2.9
Age 75 and up 4 1.5

Ratings by Sex for NICORETTE
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 319 2.9
Female 504 2.57
Not Specified 10 1.9

Why NICORETTE* (Nicotine polacrilex ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of NICORETTE: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.77)

(based on 697 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** NICORETTE
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Tobacco user*3
2Colitis ulcerative1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of NICORETTE **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Drug dependence184
2Alopecia167
3Oral disorder51
4Dyspepsia49
5Abdominal distension48
6Headache47
7Pain44
8Insomnia42
9Anxiety41
10Oropharyngeal pain41
11Hiccups40
12Depression40
13Acne39
14Flatulence38
15Abdominal discomfort35
16Hypertension33
17Food craving31
18Oral pain31
19Dry mouth30
20Nausea*30

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Nicotine polacrilex (Thrive, Commit, Nicorette (mint), Nicorette, Nicotine polacrilex)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com