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VARENICLINE TARTRATE

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Champix · DIN 02291185 · 1.0mg · tablet

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-04-10 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2024-04-10 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-04-10 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-04-10 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
Private plan unknown: ask. If yes, check its coverage and payer coordination; if no, see the public routes below.
Ontario Limited Use criteria — code 423
Reason for Use code 423 For smoking-cessation treatment in adults, in conjunction with smoking-cessation counseling. Network Note: Limited to 12 weeks (168 tablets) of reimbursement per 365 days per patient. Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: 12 Weeks.
1 brand, same coverage
Champix · DIN 02291185 Manufacturer: Pfizer Canada Inc.; listing date 2011-08-04 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2024-04-10 · brand CHAMPIX · ATC N07BA03 VARENICLINE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients VARENICLINE (VARENICLINE TARTRATE) 1 MG · company Pfizer canada ulc · schedule Prescription
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Champix: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=77656 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02291185)

Source record
DIN 02291185: Champix Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 920000631; group id 989; item number 2323; lccId 00211; manufacturer id PFI Source form: Tab; strength: 1.0mg Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02291185 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=77656
Interchangeable products
Apo-Varenicline · DIN 02419890 · $0.4618 Auro-Varenicline · DIN 02554453 · $0.4618 Mint-Varenicline · DIN 02546957 · $0.4618 NRA-Varenicline · DIN 02542978 · $0.4618 Teva-Varenicline · DIN 02426234 · $0.4618 ZDS-Varenicline · DIN 02559900 · $0.4618
Shortage status: discontinued (2024-04-11, reported by PFIZER CANADA ULC); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02291185
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-04-10 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS) and how they are covered

Matched class: 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

Drug-class inventory only. Lists recorded Ontario formulary products, not every Canadian medication; does not recommend treatment. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: ALENDRONATE & CHOLECALCIFEROL, AZATHIOPRINE, CYCLOSPORINE, GLUCAGON RDNA ORIGIN, LANREOTIDE ACETATE, LEFLUNOMIDE, LEVODOPA & BENSERAZIDE, MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ALENDRONATE, ALLOPURINOL, AMANTADINE HCL, BROMOCRIPTINE, CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE, LEVODOPA & CARBIDOPA, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, OCTREOTIDE, RISEDRONATE SODIUM, ROPINIROLE, SELEGILINE HCL, TAMSULOSIN HCL 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

ALENDRONATE

· 28 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (23) · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 70mg · Tab

ALENDRONATE & CHOLECALCIFEROL

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 70mg & 70mcg, 70mg & 140mcg · Tab

ALLOPURINOL

· 10 products · General benefit (6), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 100mg, 200mg, 300mg · Tab

AMANTADINE HCL

· 5 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (3) · strengths: 100mg, 10mg/mL · Cap, O/L

AZATHIOPRINE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Tab

BROMOCRIPTINE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 5mg, 2.5mg · Cap, Tab

CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE

· 19 products · General benefit (16), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (3) · strengths: 75mg, 300mg · Tab

CYCLOSPORINE

· 8 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 100mg/mL · Cap, O/L

GLUCAGON RDNA ORIGIN

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 1mg/Vial · Inj Pd-Syr Pk, Inj Pd-Vial Pk

LANREOTIDE ACETATE

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 60mg/Syr, 90mg/Syr, 120mg/Syr · ER Pref Syr Pk

LEFLUNOMIDE

· 16 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

LEVODOPA & BENSERAZIDE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg & 12.5mg, 100mg & 25mg, 200mg & 50mg · Cap Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 92:00 and 75 more
Full class listing Related classes: Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Adults APO-VARENICLINE (varenicline tartrate) is indicated for smoking-cessation treatment in adults, in conjunction with smoking-cessation counselling. Geriatrics (> 65 years of age): No dosage adjustment is necessary for healthy elderly patients. However, varenicline is known to be substantially excreted by the kidney, and the risk of toxic reactions to this drug may be greater in patients with impaired renal function. Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function (see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Special Populations: Geriatrics). Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): Based on the data submitted and reviewed by Health Canada, the safety and efficacy of varenicline in pediatric patients has not been established; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use (see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Special Populations: Pediatrics). https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073865.PDF PM date: December 18, 2023 Source product: APO-VARENICLINE; DIN 02419882; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Availability

Champix · DIN 02291185 Shortage status: discontinued (2024-04-11, reported by PFIZER CANADA ULC); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02291185

Check this DIN again
Free programs for Smoking cessation (Ontario): Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Plan coverage of Champix® and Zyban® — coverage of varenicline (Champix®) and bupropion (Zyban®); generic varenicline and bupropion are Limited Use (Reason for Use code 423 for varenicline: 'For smoking-cessation treatment in adults, in conjunction with smoking-cessation counseling', limited to 12 weeks, 168 tablets, per 365 days; code 315 for bupropion) — patients who are seniors (age 65+), in long term-care homes, or those on social assistance (welfare or because of disability) — not stated (toronto.ca, Sep 9, 2026 ↗) Implementing STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) — publicly funded Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for your patients — residents of Ontario — free (intrepidlab.ca, Sep 9, 2026 ↗) STOP on the Net — free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches and gum/lozenges for 6 weeks of treatment mailed to you within 2 weeks of enrollment — 18 years of age or older and lives within Ontario — free (intrepidlab.ca, Sep 9, 2026 ↗) Smokers' Helpline — quit coach for free, confidential, one-to-one support — patients who want tobacco use cessation counseling/support — free (toronto.ca, Sep 9, 2026 ↗) Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Program — smoking cessation counseling from a pharmacist — eligible ODB recipients — not stated (toronto.ca, Sep 9, 2026 ↗) The Guidebook also includes information on the Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Program for Ontario Drug Benefit recipients who want to quit smoking as part of the Ontario Government’s support to quit smoking. (ontario.ca, Updated August 24, 2023 ↗)

Other review policies

For Champix: no applicable EAP criteria are held and no ODB benefit is established. These policies do not establish coverage.

For rare, immediately life-, limb- or organ-threatening circumstances, the Compassionate Review Policy may consider an unfunded drug or indication, subject to its criteria and without bypassing the drug review process. Compassionate Review Policy

Compassionate Review Policy: source quote
Where there are rare clinical circumstances in immediately life, limb, or organ-threatening conditions, the Executive Officer will also consider requests for drugs or indications in situations where there has not been a decision by the Executive Officer to provide funding of the drug or indication as part of the Ontario Drug Benefit program (and the EAP), and the drug or indication requested would not circumvent the established review process for new drugs or indications as part of the drug submission process for listing within the Ontario Drug Benefit program. Requests must meet the criteria for the Compassionate Review Policy.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026

For cancer drugs, Case-by-Case Review considers rare, immediately life-threatening circumstances when no satisfactory funded treatment exists; its criteria and application process apply. Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs)

Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs): source quote
Note: Requests for cancer drugs are considered under the Case-by-Case Review Program (CBCRP) which is administered by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The CBCRP considers funding requests for drugs (both oral therapies and injectable drugs) for the treatment of cancer in patients who have a rare clinical circumstance that is immediately life-threatening (death is likely within a matter of months) and who require treatment with an unfunded drug, because there is no other satisfactory and funded treatment. Please refer to the Ontario Health website for information on the application process, FAQs, eligibility criteria and program policies.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026