▁g um ▁on ▁breast - feed ing . ▁The ▁nic ot ine ▁from ▁g um ▁will ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁breast ▁milk . ▁Animal ▁models ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁nic ot ine ▁may ▁increase ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁infant ▁death ▁synd rome . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁not ▁recommended ▁that ▁breast - feed ing ▁moth ers ▁use ▁any ▁nic ot ine ▁products . ▁ ▁Tem por om and ib ular ▁joint ▁disease ▁( TM J ) ▁ ▁Because ▁this ▁medic ation ▁requires ▁frequent ▁periods ▁of ▁che wing ▁throughout ▁the ▁day , ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁Tem por om and ib ular ▁joint ▁disease ▁should ▁avoid ▁using ▁this ▁medic ation ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁ex ac erb ate ▁their ▁disease . ▁ ▁Storage ▁and ▁dispos al ▁The ▁nic ot ine ▁g um ▁should ▁be ▁kept ▁tight ly ▁closed ▁in ▁a ▁dry ▁cool ▁place ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁reach ▁of ▁children ▁and ▁p ets . ▁U sed ▁nic ot ine ▁g um ▁must ▁be ▁wrapped ▁in ▁paper ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁tr ash ▁can . ▁When ▁the ▁medic ation ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁needed , ▁do ▁not ▁flush ▁it ▁down ▁the ▁to ile t ▁and ▁return ▁it ▁to ▁ph arma cies ▁through ▁mail - back ▁service . ▁In ▁case ▁of ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁mail - back ▁program , ▁see ▁F DA ' s ▁Sa fe ▁Dis pos al ▁of ▁Medic ines ▁website ▁for ▁further ▁instructions . ▁ ▁Av ail ability ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁policies ▁exist ▁world wide ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁access ibility ▁of ▁these ▁medic ations . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁(