Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Marketed Nicorette nicotine chewing gum) Merrell Dow was a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.. It marketed Nicorette nicotine chewing gum. Nicorette is produced from a natural extract of the tobacco plant, with each piece containing 2 mg of nicotine, each cigarette contains a little more than 1? of nicotine.Merrell Dow was a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.. It marketed Nicorette nicotine chewing gum. Nicorette is produced from a natural extract of the tobacco plant, with each piece containing 2 mg of nicotine, each cigarette contains a little more than 1? of nicotine. Nicorette is sold by prescription only (E. Whelan 1984).