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Nicorette Inhaler — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Smoking Cessation / Addiction Medicine
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Nicorette Inhaler (Nicorette Inhaler) — Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation. Nicorette Inhaler delivers nicotine through inhalation to bind nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms during smoking cessation.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicorette Inhaler TARGET | Nicorette Inhaler | Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation | marketed | Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Nicotine gum (C) | Nicotine gum (C) | 22nd Century Group, Inc. | marketed | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| nicotine nasal spray | nicotine nasal spray | Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf | marketed | Nicotinic receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Placebo/Galantamine (Reminyl®) | Placebo/Galantamine (Reminyl®) | Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich | marketed | Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor | Acetylcholinesterase; nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Nicoderm C-Q Transdermal Product | Nicoderm C-Q Transdermal Product | University of Miami | marketed | Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Nicoderm Transdermal Patch | Nicoderm Transdermal Patch | University of Pennsylvania | marketed | Nicotinic receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Nicoderm patch first, then Aveva patch | Nicoderm patch first, then Aveva patch | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Nicotine replacement therapy | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) class)
- University of Wisconsin, Madison · 4 drugs in this class
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · 1 drug in this class
- The Scripps Research Institute · 1 drug in this class
- US Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 drug in this class
- Chrono Therapeutics, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- University of Chicago · 1 drug in this class
- University of Maryland, Baltimore · 1 drug in this class
- University of Miami · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Nicorette Inhaler — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nicorette-inhaler. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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