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What is Varenicline?

Varenicline is used to help people stop smoking. It works by blocking the pleasant effects of nicotine (from smoking) on the brain. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Tobacco Addiction 26 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 21 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Smoking Cessation 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Smoking 10 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
General health 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Increase effect of another treatment 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none

See all 26 patients currently taking Varenicline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 7
Moderate
 7
Mild
 9
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Varenicline

Nightmares 3
Emotional changes 3
Nausea 3
Surreal dreams 2
Insomnia 2
Headaches 1
See all 22 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  0.5 mg-1 mg daily 1mg as needed 2 x 0.5 mg-1 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 20 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Varenicline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 22   Side effects too severe: 37%
Course of treatment ended 21   Course of treatment ended: 36%
Other 11   Other: 19%
Expense 5   Expense: 8%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 7%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 3%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 59 patients who’ve stopped taking Varenicline

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Varenicline

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Varenicline

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Varenicline

Always
 17 59%
Usually
 8 28%
Sometimes
 4 14%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Varenicline

Very
 4 14%
Somewhat
 7 24%
A little
 5 17%
Not at all
 13 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Varenicline

$200+
 2 8%
$100-199
 6 25%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 7 29%
< $25
 8 33%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.