Limited coverage drugs – varenicline

Last updated on September 27, 2024
Generic name varenicline
Strength 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 0.5 (11)-1
Form tablet

Special Authority criteria

Approval period

Smoking cessation for patients who want to stop smoking or using other tobacco products

12 weeks within a calendar year—no Special Authority required

Practitioner exemptions

Special notes

For smoking cessation

  • When prescribed under the Smoking Cessation Program, no Special Authority request is required.
  • Maximum amount covered per calendar year: One 12-week (84-day) course of varenicline or Zyban®
  • Prescription must indicate "dispense in 28-day supply".

Special Authority requests

  • Not applicable