- YOU should be instructed to set a date to quit smoking and to initiate CHANTIX treatment one week before the quit date.
- YOU should be advised that CHANTIX should be taken after eating, and with a full glass of water.
- YOU should be instructed how to on “how to take” CHANTIX, beginning at a dose of 0.5 mg/day.
- Prescribers should explain that one 0.5 mg tablet should be taken daily for the first three days, and that for the next four days, one 0.5 mg tablet should be taken in the morning and one 0.5 mg tablet should be taken in the evening.
- YOU should be advised that, after the first seven days, the dose should be increased to one 1 mg tablet in the morning and one 1 mg tablet in the evening.
- YOU should be encouraged to continue to attempt to quit if you have early lapses after quit day.
- YOU should be informed that nausea and insomnia are side effects of CHANTIX and are usually transient; however, YOU should be advised that if you are persistently troubled by these symptoms, you should notify the prescribing physician so that a dose reduction can be considered.
- YOU should also be provided with educational materials and necessary counseling to support an attempt at quitting smoking.
- YOU should be informed that some medications may require dose adjustment after quitting smoking,
- YOU intending to become pregnant or planning to breast-feed an infant?
- Then you should be advised of the risks of smoking and risks and benefits of smoking cessation with CHANTIX.
