Champix (Varenicline)

Champix is a relatively new medication from Pfizer which enables people to give up smoking. As Champix is a prescription only medication, we will require you to complete a short online consultation before you can proceed with a purchase.

Please click on the Free Consultation icon. After you submit the short questionnaire with your medical details, it will be reviewed by one of our doctors who will, if appropriate, approve you for this treatment. Following approval, you will be able to login and purchase the treatment for next day delivery in the UK.

What is Champix Used For?

Champix is a non-nicotine medicine which is used to help you stop smoking.

Champix can help to relieve the craving and withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping smoking.

Although you are not recommended to smoke while taking this treatment, Champix can also reduce the enjoyment of cigarettes if you do smoke when on treatment.

Precautions with Champix

Do not take Champix if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to varenicline tartrate or any of the other ingredients of CHAMPIX. Please read the list of ingredients carefully before you start the treatment.

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

The effects of changes in your body resulting from stopping smoking, with or without treatment with Champix, may alter the way other drugs work. Therefore, in some cases an adjustment of the dose may be necessary. Examples include theophylline (a medicine to treat breathing problems), warfarin (a medicine to reduce blood clotting), and insulin (a medicine to treat diabetes). If in doubt, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist.

For some people, stopping smoking has been associated with an increased chance of experiencing feelings such as depression and anxiety. You may temporarily experience increased irritability, an urge to smoke, depression and/or sleep disturbances when you stop taking Champix. Your doctor may decide to gradually lower your dose of Champix at the end of treatment.

Champix’s Interaction with other Substances

Champix is not expected to affect the way other drugs work.

The safety and benefits of taking Champix in combination with other medicines for stopping smoking have not been studied. Taking Champix in combination with other smoking cessation therapies is therefore not recommended.

Champix is not recommended for use in children or adolescents below 18 years.

Taking CHAMPIX with Food and Drink

Champix can be taken with or without food.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

You should not take CHAMPIX while you are pregnant.

Talk to your doctor if you are intending to become pregnant. If you want to start treatment with Champix, your treatment should be timed so that you have completed the course before becoming pregnant.

Although it was not studied, Champix may pass into breast milk. We therefore do not recommend that Champix is taken when you are breastfeeding.

Driving and Using Machines

Champix may produce dizziness and sleepiness. You should not drive, operate complex machinery or engage in any other potentially hazardous activities until you know whether this medication affects your ability to perform these activities.

How to Take Champix

Always take CHAMPIX exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Before starting your course of CHAMPIX you should decide on a date in the second week of treatment (between day 8 and day 14) when you will stop smoking. You should write this date on the pack as a reminder.

CHAMPIX tablets should be swallowed whole with water.

The usual dose for adults which you should follow from Day 1 is described in the following table:

Should you experience adverse effects that you cannot tolerate, your doctor may decide to reduce your dose temporarily or permanently to 0.5 mg twice daily.

After 12 weeks of treatment, if you have stopped smoking, your doctor may recommend an additional 12 weeks of treatment with CHAMPIX 1 mg film-coated tablets twice daily.

In smoking cessation therapy, risk of returning to smoking may be elevated in the period immediately following the end of treatment. Your doctor may decide to gradually lower your dose of Champix at the end of treatment.

If you have problems with your kidneys, you should speak to your doctor before taking Champix. You may need a lower dose.

If you accidentally take more Champix than your doctor prescribed, you must seek medical advice or go to the nearest hospital casualty department immediately. Take your box of tablets with you.

If you forget to take Champix do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. It is important that you take Champix regularly at the same time each day. If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the tablet that you have missed.

It has been shown in clinical trials that taking all doses of your medicine at the appropriate times and for the recommended duration of treatment described above will increase your chances of stopping smoking. Therefore, unless your doctor instructs you to stop treatment, it is important to keep taking Champix according to the instructions described in the table above.

Possible Side Effects

Giving up smoking with or without treatment can cause various symptoms. These could include changes of mood (like feeling depressed, irritable, frustrated or anxious), sleeplessness, difficulty in concentrating, decreased heart rate and increased appetite or weight gain.

Like all medicines, CHAMPIX can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Very common side effects which may affect more than 1 person in 10 are listed below:

Common side effects which may affect more than 1 person in 100 are listed below:

There are also a number of potential side effects which were shown to affect less than 1 in 1000 people. If you are concerned about any side effects, please do not hesitate to ask a member of staff at The Online Clinic.

How to Store Champix

Keep out of the reach and sight of children.

Do not use CHAMPIX after the expiry date which is stated on the card packaging or carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment

If you submit your order to us before 4.00pm Monday to Friday then we can normally arrange delivery for the following day before 12 noon. Delivery is discreet with no mention of the product or The Online Clinic.