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First week:
Friday, 4/1: Take one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Saturday, 4/2: Take one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Sunday, 4/3: Take one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Monday, 4/4: Take one 0.5 mg pill (morning) AND one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Tuesday, 4/5: Take one 0.5 mg pill (morning) AND one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Wednesday, 4/6: Take one 0.5 mg pill (morning) AND one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Thursday, 4/7: Take one 0.5 mg pill (morning) AND one 0.5 mg pill (evening)
Second week – week 12:
Friday, 4/8: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Saturday, 4/9: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Sunday, 4/10: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Monday, 4/11: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Tuesday, 4/12: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Wednesday, 4/13: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Thursday, 4/14: Take one 1 mg pill (morning) AND one 1 mg pill (evening)
Make sure that you take each pill at least 8 hours apart.
Helpful tips
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- Take your medication with a big glass of water (16oz) and right after eating food.
- Set medication reminders so you don’t forget to take your varenicline!
- Take your medication at the same time every day. If you struggle with remembering, try using a M-F pill container, or ask someone to remind you every day.
- If you miss a dose, you can take the pill as long as the next dose occurs in greater than 8 hours.
Example: Participant X takes their medication at 7am and 9pm. At 11:30am, they realized they forgot to take their morning pill. In this case, they can still take their morning pill because there is greater than 8 hours between 11:30am and 9pm (when they take their evening pill right before bed).
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Example 2: Participant X takes their medication at 7am and 9pm. At 3pm, they realized they forgot to take their morning pill. In this case, they should skip their morning pill because there are fewer than 8 hours until they take their evening pill (9pm).