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| Manufacturer: | Pfizer
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| Brand Name: | Chantix
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| Price Range: | See 8TOP Retailers Below
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| Product Type: | Tablet
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| Prescription Only: | yes |
| Gradual Withdrawl: | yes |
| Active Ingredients: | Varenicline Tartrate |
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CHANTIX is a non-nicotine pill. CHANTIX is a non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults 18 and over quit smoking. Over 6 million people in the U.S. have already been prescribed CHANTIX.*
How is CHANTIX different from other smoking cessation products?
CHANTIX does not contain nicotine. It works in two ways. It targets nicotine receptors in the brain, attaches to them, and blocks nicotine from reaching them. It is believed that CHANTIX also activates these receptors, causing a reduced release of dopamine compared to nicotine.
It's recommended that you begin your CHANTIX treatment a week before you stop smoking completely. This gives CHANTIX a chance to build up in your body. You may smoke during the first week of your CHANTIX treatment, but you should stop smoking completely on Day 8 of your treatment.
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Directions: - Choose a Quit Date when you will stop smoking.
- Start taking CHANTIX one week (7 days) before your Quit Date. This lets CHANTIX build up in your body. You can keep smoking during this time. Make sure that you try and stop smoking on your Quit Date. If you slip up, try again. 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.
CHANTIX comes as a white tablet (0.5 mg) and a blue tablet (1 mg). You start with the white tablet and then usually go to the blue tablet.
- Week One: Day 1 to 3, White Tablet (0.5mg) Take 1 tablet each day.
- Week One: Day 4 to 7, White Tablet (0.5mg) Take twice daily: 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening.
- Week 2-12: Blue Tablet (1 mg) Take twice a day: 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening.
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Ingredients:
Active ingredient: varenicline tartrate
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose (NF), anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate (USP), croscarmellose sodium NF), colloidal silicon dioxide (NF), magnesium stearate (NF), Opadry® White (for 0.5 mg), Opadry® Blue (for 1 mg), and Opadry® Clear (for both 0.5 mg and 1 mg)
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Side Effects: Some people have had changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions while using CHANTIX to help them quit smoking. Some people had these symptoms when they began taking CHANTIX, and others developed them after several weeks of treatment or after stopping CHANTIX. If you, your family, or caregiver notice agitation, hostility, depression, or changes in behavior, thinking, or mood that are not typical for you, or you develop suicidal thoughts or actions, anxiety, panic, aggression, anger, mania, abnormal sensations, hallucinations, paranoia, or confusion, stop taking CHANTIX and call your doctor right away. Also tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems before taking CHANTIX, as these symptoms may worsen while taking CHANTIX.
Is there other important safety information?
Some people can have serious skin reactions while taking CHANTIX, some of which can become life-threatening. These can include rash, swelling, redness, and peeling of the skin. Some people can have allergic reactions to CHANTIX, some of which can be life-threatening and include: swelling of the face, mouth, and throat that can cause trouble breathing. If you have these symptoms or have a rash with peeling skin or blisters in your mouth, stop taking CHANTIX and get medical attention right away.
Use caution driving or operating machinery until you know how CHANTIX may affect you. You should not use CHANTIX while using other treatments to quit smoking. Tell your doctor if you use other treatments to quit smoking.
What are the most common side effects?
In clinical trials, the most common side effects of CHANTIX include:
- Nausea (30%)
- Sleep problems (trouble sleeping, changes in dreaming)
- Constipation
- Gas
- Vomiting
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Warnings: Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions including if you:
- Have ever had depression or other mental health problems, as these symptoms may worsen while taking CHANTIX.
- Experienced nicotine withdrawal symptoms with prior quit attempts, with or without CHANTIX. Quitting smoking, with or without CHANTIX, can result in nicotine withdrawal symptoms (such as depressed mood, agitation) or a worsening of existing mental health problems, such as depression.
- Have kidney problems or get kidney dialysis. Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of CHANTIX for you.
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. CHANTIX has not been studied in pregnant women. It is not known if CHANTIX will harm your unborn baby. It is best to stop smoking before you get pregnant.
- Are breastfeeding. Although it was not studied, CHANTIX may pass into breast milk. You and your doctor should discuss alternative ways to feed your baby if you take CHANTIX.
Tell your doctor about all your other medicines including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially, tell your doctor if you take:
- Insulin
- Asthma medicines
- Blood thinners
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Safe If Pregnant: cosult your physician |
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Success Rate Details: In studies, 44% of CHANTIX users were quit during weeks 9 to 12 of treatment (compared to 18% on sugar pill). CHANTIX also helped reduce the urge to smoke.
CHANTIX has been proven to be more effective in helping smokers quit than Zyban® (bupropion hydrochloride). The average person in these studies had been a smoker for more than 24 years. The trials involved a mix of men and women who smoked an average of 10 or more cigarettes a day. |
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