THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO SOFT PASTILLES FOR NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, SAID PASTILLE COMPRISES ABOUT 0.05% TO ABOUT 1% OF NICOTINE ACTIVE ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 40% OF GELLING AGENT ABOUT 30% TO ABOUT 70% OF PLASTICIZER ABOUT 0.05% TO ABOUT 10% OF SWEETENER 0.5% TO ABOUT 30% OF RELEASING AGENT ABOUT 0.05% TO ABOUT 2% OF PRESERVATIVE ABOUT 0.01% TO 5% OF FLAVOURING AGENT AND ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 20% OF WATER.