Generic Name
VareniclinePacks Price
- Tab 0.5 mg/1 mg (045697): 11: 858.41: 1009.90
- Tab 0.5 mg/1 mg (045697): 25: 2367.15: 2784.89
- Tab 1 mg (045698): 28: 3204.80: 3770.36
- Tab 1 mg (045698): 14: 1682.49: 1979.40
Chantix
Therapeutic Group
Other Nervous System DrugsIndication Dosage
Varenicline is a medication primarily prescribed to aid individuals in quitting smoking. It functions by targeting nicotine receptors in the brain, reducing withdrawal symptoms and the pleasurable effects of nicotine, ultimately helping smokers break their addiction to cigarettes.
To Aid Smoking Cessation:
- Adult: Initially 500 Mcg Once Daily For 3 Days, Increased To 500 Mcg Twice Daily For 4 Days, Then 1 Mg Twice Daily For 11 Weeks; Reduced If Not Tolerated To 500 Mcg Twice Daily, 12-week Course Can Be Repeated In Abstinent Individuals To Reduce Risk Of Relapse
Content
- Tab 0.5mg /1mg: Varenicline 0.5mg /1mg.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated In Pregnancy.
Stability
- Selective Nicotine Receptor Partial Agonist
Contra Indications
- None Known
Precautions
- None Known
Lactation
- Caution Advised or Effect Undetermined.
Side Effects
- Gi Disturbances
- Headache
- Sleep Disorders
- Taste Disturbance
- Abnormal Dreams
- Appetite Changes
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Dry Mouth
- Anxiety
- Stomatitis
- Arthralgia
- Asthenia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Chest Pain
- Depression
- Dysarthria
- Dysuria
- Eye Pain
- Irrational Behavior
- Hypertension
- Hypertonia
- Hypoaesthesia
- Muscle Spasm
- Palpitation
- Panic Attack
- Pruritus
- Rash
- Restlessness
- Seizure
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sweating
- Tachycardia
- Thirst
- Tinnitus
- Tremor.
- Rare: Cerebrovascular Accident
Author
Shahid Arif