General Info:

Varenicline is indicated for use as an aid to smoking cessation treatment.

Varenicline is a prescription medicine to help adults stop smoking. Quitting smoking can lower your chances of having lung disease, heart disease or getting certain types of cancer that are related to smoking.

Varenicline is not recommended for people under 18 years of age.

Varenicline is used in combination with a stop-smoking program (e.g., education materials, support group, counseling) to help you quit smoking. Varenicline works by blocking nicotine's actions in the brain. Quitting smoking decreases your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer.

Varenicline is sold as brand names:

• Chantix