CHAMPIX

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug CHAMPIX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII 82269ASB48 - VARENICLINE TARTRATE
 

Varenicline binds with high affinity and selectivity at the α4β2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, where it acts as a partial agonist – a compound that has both agonist activity, with lower intrinsic efficacy than nicotine, and antagonist activities in the presence of nicotine.

 
Read more about Varenicline

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 CHAMPIX Film-coated tablets MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
N07BA03 Varenicline N Nervous system → N07 Other nervous system drugs → N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders → N07BA Drugs used in nicotine dependence
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 5469W, 9128K, 9129L
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 522720070088717, 522720070088817, 522720070088917, 522720070089017, 522720070089117, 522720070089217
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02291177, 02291185, 02298309
EE Ravimiamet 1260346, 1260357, 1260368, 1260379, 1260380, 1295771, 1403042, 1501625, 1774380
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 06360001, 06360004IP, 06360011IP, 06360012IP, 106360016, 106360022, 106360023
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 058014, 066260, 130596, 161488, 551683
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60442838, 65586162, 66287152
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 109714, 109717, 109808, 109810, 109813, 112763, 178966, 178968, 178969, 178971, 324738
HK Department of Health Drug Office 55437, 55462, 55479
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 17118, 17120, 17125, 17136, 17143, 34565, 34571, 34574, 34586, 34605, 34608
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 6091, 6144, 6236, 7326
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 7990003F1028, 7990003F2024
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1028217, 1028218, 1028219, 1028220, 1028221, 1028222, 1028223, 1028224, 1028225, 1028226, 1028227, 1061950, 1061951, 1074095, 1074096, 1074097, 1074098, 1074099, 1074100, 1074101, 1074102, 1074103, 1074105, 1074106, 1085096, 1085097
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 339M2006
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 82597, 82600, 82619
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 12360, 12361, 13087
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100164017, 100164023, 100164030
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W64807002, W64808001, W64808002, W64808003
SG Health Sciences Authority 13322P, 13323P
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8681308097484, 8681308097491, 8681308097514, 8681308097521, 8681308098863, 8699532097507
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 41/34/0574

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