Varenicline tartrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in substance dependence
Varenicline tartrate was ranked 515th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 9,010 items, up 6.6% on a year earlier.
9,010items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£341,732
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
106,960items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Varenicline tartrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Varenicline tartrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Varenicline 1mg tablets | 5,800 | £243,079 |
| Varenicline 1mg tablets and Varenicline 500microgram tablets | 2,157 | £57,986 |
| Varenicline 500microgram tablets | 593 | £23,605 |
| Champix 0.5mg/1mg 2 week treatment initiation pack | 283 | £7,917 |
| Champix 0.5mg/1mg 4 week treatment initiation pack | 117 | £6,388 |
| Champix 1mg tablets | 51 | £2,266 |
| Champix 0.5mg tablets | 9 | £491 |
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