Varenicline was approved for smoking-cessation treatment on May 11, 2006, under the trade name Chantix (Pfizer). A cost comparison of currently available smoking-cessation therapies appears in ...

Varenicline is used by adults to help stop smoking. Rarely, varenicline may cause serious mental/mood changes, even after stopping the medication. Drinking alcohol while taking this medication may ...

Both varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help achieve smoking cessation. However, limited evidence exists regarding whether combination of varenicline and NRT is more effective than ...