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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Tobacco Addiction 33 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 21 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Smoking Cessation 19 7 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 30 patients currently taking Varenicline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 10
Moderate
 7
Mild
 9
None
 6

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

Nightmares 5
Nausea 4
Emotional changes 3
Depressed mood 2
Surreal dreams 2
Insomnia 2
See all 25 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 4 mg daily 20 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 25   Side effects too severe: 39%
Course of treatment ended 21   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Other 12   Other: 19%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 9%
Expense 5   Expense: 8%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%

See all 64 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

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
 20 63%
Usually
 8 25%
Sometimes
 4 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Varenicline

Very
 5 16%
Somewhat
 8 25%
A little
 5 16%
Not at all
 14 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Varenicline

$200+
 2 8%
$100-199
 6 24%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 7 28%
< $25
 9 36%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.