Watson Receives FDA Approval For Fruit, Cinnamon Flavored Nicotine Gums

Watson Laboratories, a subsidiary of Watson’s, has received approval from the FDA to market its over-the-counter Nicotine Polacrilex Gum USP, 2mg and 4mg strengths, in the coated fruit and cinnamon flavors.

Nicotine Polacrilex Gum coated fruit and cinnamon flavors are the generic equivalent of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare’s Nicorette Fruit Chill and Cinnamon Surge Coated gums. These are used as an aid to smoking cessation.

Watson is a generic and specialty branded pharmaceutical company, focused on the development and distribution of pharmaceutical generic and specialty branded products. The company has expertise in Urology, Women’s Health and Nephrology/Medical.