varenicline (Chantix, Champix)

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Introduction

Tradename: Chantix

Indications

Contraindications

  • NOT for use with nicotine replacement[2]
    • no evidence of efficacy
    • increased incidence of adverse effects
    • apparently, some specialist do combine nicotine with varenicline[12]
  • caution with renal insufficiency
  • should NOT be used by pilots, air traffic controllers, truckers, & bus drivers

Pregnancy Category C

Dosage

  • Days 1-3: 0.5 mg once daily, Days 4-7: 0.5 mg twice daily then 1 mg twice daily
  • start one week before the set stop smoking date
  • continue for 12 weeks.
  • take after eating & with a full glass of water (to decrease nausea)

Tabs: 0.5, 1 mg, bottles of 56 tablets

treatment packs

  • initial: 1 card of 11 X 0.5 mg tablets & 3 cards of 14 X 1 mg tablets
  • continuing: 4 cards of 14 X 1 mg tablets

Adverse effects

* Black box warning; potential adverse neuropsychiatric effects including suicidal ideation, seizures, alcohol interaction[25]

* FDA in votes (10-9, mixed vote) to remove Black box warning Sept 2016[30]

* risk of serious side effects on mood, behavior, or thinking lower than previously suspected[31]

Drug interactions

Mechanism of action

Clinical trials

Notes

Estimated cost (2006)

  • $112 for all strengths & packages
  • $2 per 0.5 mg or 1 mg tablet

More general terms

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 13(5): 2006 FDA Approves Novel Medication for Smoking Cessation Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=220608&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 Prescriber's Letter 13(8): 2006 New Drug: Chantix (Varenicline) Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=220814&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  3. Prescriber's Letter 13(12): 2006 Smoking Cessation Drug Therapy Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=221212&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Prescriber's Letter 14(11): 2007 Behavioral Side Effects with Varenicline (Chantix, Champix) Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=231111&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  5. Pfizer Inc. http://www.Chantix.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 FDA MedWatch http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.htm#Chantix http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#Varenicline
    Prescriber's Letter 15(3): 2008 Behavioral Side Effects with Varenicline (Chantix, Champix) Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=240313&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  7. Prescriber's Letter 15(7): 2008 Comparison of Smoking Cessation Drug Therapy Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=240706&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 FDA Safety Alert Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics) http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm170090.htm
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  12. 12.0 12.1 FDA MedWatch: 06/16/2011 Chantix (varenicline): Label Change - Risk of Certain Cardiovascular Adverse Events http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm259469.htm
    Prescriber's Letter 18(8): 2011 COMMENTARY: Chantix (Varenicline) and Risk of Cardiovascular Events COMMENTARY: Chantix (Varenicline): New Safety Information and Instructions For Use CHART: Smoking Cessation Therapy Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=270820&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
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    Young K, Fairchild DG, Di Francesco L FDA Staff: Chantix Should Keep Neuropsychiatric Warning on Label Physician's First Watch, Oct 15, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
    Orciari Herman A, Sadoughi S FDA Advisers Vote to Keep Black-Box Warning on Chantix. Physician's First Watch, Oct 20, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
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  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 FDA Safety Alert. March 9, 2015 Chantix (varenicline): Drug Safety Communication - FDA Updates Label to Include Potential Alcohol Interaction http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm437415.htm
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  29. 29.0 29.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9) Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2016
  30. 30.0 30.1 Orciari Herman J, Chavey WE FDA Advisers Recommend Removing Chantix Boxed Warning, but Vote Was Mixed. Physician's First Watch, Sept 16, 2016 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
  31. 31.0 31.1 FDA Safety Alert. Dec 16, 2016 Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion): Drug Safety Communication - Mental Health Side Effects Revised. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm533517.htm
    FDA Safety Aommunication. Dec 16, 2016 FDA revises description of mental health side effects of the stop-smoking medicines Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) to reflect clinical trial findings. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm532221.htm
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