Varenicline Tartrate

Clinical Indication

Smoking cessation in adults

Comments

Currently, there is no commissioned service within general practice to support this prescribing. This position is under review. Consequently, GPs are not obligated to issue these prescriptions.

Date of classification

February 2022

Green

Medicines which could be started in any health care setting and do not require oversight by a specialist and which primary care would have full responsibility for prescribing and monitoring.