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Pharmacokinetic Comparison of a Novel Non-tobacco-Based Nicotine Pouch (ZYN) With Conventional, Tobacco-Based Swedish Snus and American Moist Snuff
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Introduction: The single-dose pharmacokinetics (PK) of a novel, non-tobacco-based nicotine pouch, ZYN, 3 and 6 mg, were compared with 8 mg General snus (part 1) and ZYN 8 mg was compared with 18 mg Longhorn moist snuff (part 2). The present study demonstrates the characteristics of three strengths of a novel tobacco-free oral snus, ZYN, viz. the extraction of nicotine from the oral cavity and its uptake into the systemic blood circulation. Comparison is made to Swedish General snus and American Longhorn moist snuff and from literature 4 mg Nicorette gum and mean of 13 brands of e-cigarettes. Aims and Methods: A single-dose randomized crossover design was used. In vivo extraction and PK parameters were determined. Results: Part 1. The AUCinf of ZYN 3 mg was 27% smaller than that of 8 mg General and the AUCinf of ZYN 6 mg was 34% larger than that of 8 mg General. Less nicotine was extracted from ZYN 3 mg (1.5 mg) and more from ZYN 6 mg (3.5 mg) than from 8 mg General (2.4 mg). The extracted fractions of nicotine for both ZYN products (56% and 59%) were significantly larger than for 8 mg General (32%). Results: Part 2. Close to identical plasma nicotine curves, AUCinf and Cmax were found for ZYN 8 mg and Longhorn Natural 18 mg moist snuff. The extracted amount of nicotine from ZYN 8 mg (3.8 mg) was larger than the amount extracted from Longhorn Natural 18 mg (3.0 mg), but smaller than the extracted amount of nicotine from General 2 × 8 mg snus pouches (5.0 mg). The extracted fraction of nicotine for ZYN 8 mg (50%) was larger than for Longhorn Natural (19%) and General 2 × 8 mg snus pouches (33%). Conclusions: The two higher doses of ZYN (6 and 8 mg) deliver nicotine as quickly and to a similar extent as existing smokeless products, with no significant adverse effects.
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“Snuff without tobacco has been reported to give a similar nicotine absorption to snuff (or snus) that contains tobacco. 13”
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“to our knowledge, only one study has reported the nicotine pharmacokinetics for NPs [21].”
From A Randomised Study to Investigate the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics of Oral Nicotine Pouches and a Combustible Cigarette (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“Notably, the results for the 10 mg Zyn NP contrast with those published by Lunell et al. [21], who reported similar Cmax (18.5 ng/mL) and AUC∞ (58.4 ng·h/mL) values for an 8 mg Zyn NP to the highest values observed in this study (Cmax 18.4 ng/mL and AUC0–6h /AUC∞ 53.7/64.3 ng·h/mL).”
From A Randomised Study to Investigate the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics of Oral Nicotine Pouches and a Combustible Cigarette (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“The extraction of nicotine from NPs during use appears to be greater than the extraction of nicotine from snus; 58% on average over 60 min [21] compared with 33% on average from snus [20].”
From A Randomised Study to Investigate the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics of Oral Nicotine Pouches and a Combustible Cigarette (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“Lunell et al. [21] compared the nicotine pharmacokinetics between NPs and snus among snus users, and found that an NP with a nicotine content of 6 mg resulted in greater AUC as compared with Swedish snus with a nicotine content of 8 mg”
From A Randomised Study to Investigate the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics of Oral Nicotine Pouches and a Combustible Cigarette (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“Unlike snus, however, NPs typically do not contain tobacco but pharmaceutical grade nicotine absorbed onto a cellulose matrix in a porous pouch [19–21].”
From A Randomised Study to Investigate the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics of Oral Nicotine Pouches and a Combustible Cigarette (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“The authors observed that the two higher levels of Zyn® (6 and 8 mg) delivered nicotine as quickly and to a similar extent as the comparator MST.”
From Nicotine pharmacokinetics and subjective responses after using nicotine pouches with different nicotine levels compared to combustible cigarettes and moist smokeless tobacco in adult tobacco users (2022) · cites this paper as Lunell et al. 2020
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“The authors had also measured subjective effects (“head buzz”) and observed no obvious correlation between nicotine levels and the maximum score for “head buzz.””
From Nicotine pharmacokinetics and subjective responses after using nicotine pouches with different nicotine levels compared to combustible cigarettes and moist smokeless tobacco in adult tobacco users (2022) · cites this paper as Lunell et al. 2020
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“To date, there are only two published studies that inform the abuse potential of NPs (Lunell et al. 2020; Rensch et al. 2021).”
From Nicotine pharmacokinetics and subjective responses after using nicotine pouches with different nicotine levels compared to combustible cigarettes and moist smokeless tobacco in adult tobacco users (2022) · cites this paper as Lunell et al. 2020
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lunell, E., Fagerström, K., Hughes, J., & Pendrill, R.
- Affiliations
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, CROEL AB, Helsingborg, Sweden
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Vermont (US)
- Swedish Match AB (publ) (Sweden) (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Lunell, Erik
- Venue
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2020-04-22
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1757-1763
- ISSN
- 1462-2203 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-994X
- OpenAlex
- W3016972223
- Semantic Scholar
- 4895b847915595e0380fc3c045530aa40dec5178
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 7.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
- Locations
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Swedish Match AB
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Keywords
- nicotine pouches, snus, moist snuff, nicotine pharmacokinetics, nicotine extraction, nicotine delivery, smokeless tobacco
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Nicotine, Sweden, Tissue Distribution, Tobacco, Smokeless, United States, Cross-Over Studies, Young Adult, Tobacco Use, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
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