What are varenicline tartrate tablets used for?
Varenicline is used by adults to help stop smoking. To increase your chance of success, use this medication with a stop-smoking program that includes education, support, and counseling. Quitting smoking lowers your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer.
What is the generic name for Chantix?
The FDA is allowing drugmakers to distribute varenicline, the generic name for Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix, even if the drug contains low levels of a carcinogen. The health benefits of quitting smoking outweigh the cancer risk from the carcinogen in the drug, the agency said.
What does Chantix do to your body?
Chantix works by delivering a one-two punch to smoking: It blocks nicotine from reaching receptors in the brain, which breaks the pleasure cycle of habitual smoking, and prevents cravings by releasing small amounts of dopamine.
Does Chantix make you sleepy?
Using CHANTIX with a nicotine patch may cause nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, upset stomach, and tiredness to happen more often than if you just use a nicotine patch alone.
How long do you take varenicline?
Most people take varenicline for 12 weeks. Your healthcare provider might prescribe it for longer, if needed.
Is varenicline an antidepressant?
These data suggest that varenicline may have antidepressant potential and can augment antidepressant responses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors when combined.
How much does a 30 day supply of Chantix cost?
The cash price of $485 for a 30-day supply of Chantix can be unmanageable, and many will look to their insurer to cover the cost.
Is Chantix still being sold?
Par’s generic version of Chantix is currently the only available one in the US.
Can Chantix make you gain weight?
Chantix users may actually experience either an increase or decrease in appetite, but neither one occurs in more than 5% of users. Ultimately, Chantix does not seem to significantly affect the chance of weight gain with smoking cessation.
How fast does Chantix start working?
Some people need a few weeks for CHANTIX to work best. Take CHANTIX after eating and with a full glass (8 ounces) of water. It is recommended to take CHANTIX for a full 12 weeks. If you have completely quit smoking by 12 weeks, ask your doctor if another 12 weeks of CHANTIX may help you stay cigarette-free.
Does Chantix make you angry?
Some people experience new or worse mental health problems, such as changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, or suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping CHANTIX.
Does varenicline have side effects?
Some people may feel sleepy or dizzy, or have trouble concentrating. If you are using varenicline and experience hostility, agitation, depression, suicidal thoughts, or changes in how you act that you don’t think are due to quitting smoking, you should stop taking the medicine and talk to your doctor right away.
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