Varenicline to quit smoking in England 2020

This statistic displays the number of prescription items of varenicline (Champix) prescribed to help people quit smoking in England from 2006/07 to 2019/20. The number of Varenicline prescriptions was highest in 2010/11 with close to a million and then gradually declined to around 304 thousand by 2019/20.

Number of prescription items of varenicline (Champix) to quit smoking in England from 2006/07 to 2019/20 (in 1,000)

Characteristic	Number of prescriptions
2006/07	22
2007/08	612
2008/09	714
2009/10	877
2010/11	987
2011/12	957
2012/13	859
2013/14	697
2014/15	561
2015/16	489
2016/17	411
2017/18	373
2018/19	320
2019/20	304

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2006 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The source provides the following information:
- this information was obtained from the Prescribing Analysis and CosT (PACT) system, which covers prescriptions prescribed by GPs, nurses, pharmacists and others in England and dispensed in the community in the UK.
- prescriptions written in England but dispensed outside England are included.
- varenicline (Champix) was first introduced towards the end of 2006/07. Data shown for 2007/08 represents the first full year of data for this treatment.

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