VARENICLINE

(ver EN e kleen) Brand: Chantix

What is the most significant information I must know about varenicline?

• Till using varenicline, speak your doctor if you have heart malady, circulation problems, kidney malady, or a history of depression or mental illness.

• You may choose from 2 ways to use varenicline. Ask your doctor which of the next methods is excellent for you:

• To improve your chances for successful smoking cessation, be certain to quit smoking on your planned quit date.

• After you stop smoking, the doses of any medications you are using may need to be adjusted. Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially insulin, blood thinners, or asthma medication.

• Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have: any mood or behavior changes, confusion, anxiety, panic attacks, hallucinations, extreme fear, or if you feel impulsive, agitated, aggressive, restless, hostile, depressed, hyperactive (mentally or physically), or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.

• Varenicline may impair your thinking or reactions. You may also have mood or behavior changes when you quit smoking. Before you know how varenicline and the smoking cessation process is going to affect you, be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be cautious and alert.

What is varenicline?

• Varenicline is a smoking cessation medication. It is used together with behavior modification and counseling support to help you stop smoking.

• Varenicline may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my health care provider till taking varenicline?

• To create certain you can safely take varenicline, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:

· heart malady, circulation problems;

· kidney malady (or if you are on dialysis); or

· a history of depression or mental illness.

• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether varenicline will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.

• It is not known whether varenicline passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

• Do not give this medicine to anyone under 18 years old

How must I take varenicline?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• You may choose from 2 ways to use varenicline. Ask your doctor which of the next methods is excellent for you:

· Set a date to quit smoking and start taking varenicline one week till that date. This will let the drug to build up in your body.

· You may also start taking varenicline till you set a planned quit date. Once you start taking the medication, choose a quit date that is between 8 and 35 days after you start treatment.

• To improve your chances for successful smoking cessation, be certain to quit smoking on your planned quit date.

• Take varenicline after eating. Take the medication with a full glass of water.

• When you first start taking varenicline, you will take a low doze and then gradually magnify your doze over the first different days of treatment. Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully.

• In most cases, varenicline treatment lasts for 12 weeks. Your doctor may recommend a second 12-week rate of varenicline to improve the chance that you will quit smoking long-term.

• Use varenicline regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely. You must stay under the care of a doctor while taking varenicline.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

What must I avoid while taking varenicline?

• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. You may also have mood or behavior changes when you quit smoking. Before you know how varenicline and the smoking cessation process are going to affect you, be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be cautious and alert.

• Do not use another medications to quit smoking while you are taking varenicline, unless your doctor tells you to.

What are the possible side effects of varenicline?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have any mood or behavior changes, confusion, anxiety, panic attacks, hallucinations, extreme fear, or if you feel impulsive, agitated, aggressive, restless, hostile, depressed, hyperactive (mentally or physically), or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.

• Your family or another caregivers must also be alert to changes in your mood or behavior.

• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these another serious side effects:

· chest pain or pressure, tight feeling in your neck or jaw, pain spreading to your hand or shoulder, vomiting, sweating, common ill feeling;

· feeling light-headed or short of breath;

· sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;

· sudden severe headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;

· light bruising, unusual bleeding, blood in your urine or stools, coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds;

· fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash; or

· the first sign of any blistering type of skin rash, no matter how mild.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· nausea (may persist for different months);

· stomach pain, indigestion, constipation, gas;

· weakness, weary feeling;

· dry mouth, unpleasant taste in your mouth;

· headache; or

· sleep problems (insomnia) or unusual dreams.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect varenicline?

• After you stop smoking, the doses of any medications you are using may need to be adjusted. Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· insulin;

· a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven); or

· asthma medicine such as theophylline (Respbid, Theobid, Theoclear, Theo-Dur, Uniphyl).

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with varenicline. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about varenicline.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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