How do you pay?

How to pay the least

From

$13.22 for 30 tablets delivered ($7.97 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic varenicline from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

  1. Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs 
  2. Order generic varenicline. It comes by mail.

Need it today? From $18.21 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

See the price and get the card 

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Chantix, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameChantix
Authorized genericvarenicline
Regular genericvarenicline
What you’d pay
At least$100for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
From$13.22for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping
Same as Chantix?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Chantix at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Chantix itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic varenicline, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.

About these prices

Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.

Regular genericWho makes it

15 companies sell a generic of Chantix that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

  • Ajanta PharmaTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6

    Product page on ajantapharmausa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg Off-white, capsule, 8 mm, marked “V1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5627241-173-56

    1 mg Blue, capsule, 10 mm, marked “V2”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5627241-174-56
    Carton of 22427241-174-77

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 127241-187-57

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6

    FDA label

  • ApotexTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit
    Packages and NDCs

    0.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5660505-3613-5

    1 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5660505-3614-5

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 42 tablet of 160505-3615-4
  • Ascend LaboratoriesTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Alkem Laboratories

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “VC / 0 / 5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5667877-743-95

    1 mg LIGHT BLUE, oval, 10 mm, marked “VC / 1”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5667877-744-54
    Bottle of 5667877-744-95

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 167877-745-54

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, triacetin, maltodextrin, stearic acid, talc, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, ferric oxide yellow

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo PharmaTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “VA / 0 / 5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5659651-417-56

    1 mg Light blue, oval, 10 mm, marked “VA / 1”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5659651-418-55
    Bottle of 5659651-418-56

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 159651-451-53

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Camber PharmaceuticalsTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on camberpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg Pink, capsule, 8 mm, marked “H / V / 23”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5631722-678-56

    1 mg Yellow, capsule, 10 mm, marked “H / V / 24”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5631722-679-31
    Bottle of 5631722-679-56

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 131722-690-31

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, ferric oxide red, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), ferric oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol 400, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has dyes: FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg Orange, capsule, 9 mm, marked “C2”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5643598-907-56

    1 mg Pink, capsule, 11 mm, marked “C1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5643598-908-56

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 143598-023-53

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, maltodextrin, stearic acid, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, talc, titanium dioxide, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6

    FDA label

  • Florida Pharmaceutical ProductsTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Regcon Holdings

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to off white, capsule, 8 mm, marked “1C”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5671921-308-56

    1 mg Light blue, capsule, 10 mm, marked “2C”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5671921-309-56

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 171921-307-51

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, maltodextrin, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Glenmark PharmaceuticalsTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has dyes: D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake · Made by Mankind Pharma

    Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to off-white, capsule, 8 mm, marked “L / 11”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5668462-893-56

    1 mg Light pink to pink, capsule, 10 mm, marked “L / 12”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5668462-894-04
    Bottle of 5668462-894-56

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 168462-895-04

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, butylated hydroxyanisole, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, talc

    FDA label

  • Lupin PharmaceuticalsTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to Off White, round, 6 mm, marked “T / 2”

    PackageNDC

    1 mg Yellow, round, 7 mm, marked “T / 1”

    PackageNDC

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 170748-125-13

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, talc, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow

    FDA label

  • Macleods PharmaceuticalsTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to off white, round, 6 mm, marked “M33”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5633342-489-19

    1 mg White to off white, capsule, 10 mm, marked “M34”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5633342-490-19
    Carton of 5633342-490-27

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 133342-577-49

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose

    FDA label

  • Micro LabsTablet 1 mg · Kit

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2

    Product page on microlabsusa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg Light blue, oval, 8 mm, marked “1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5642571-460-82
    Carton of 5642571-460-88

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 142571-475-84

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • NorthStar RxTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg Pink, capsule, 8 mm, marked “H / V / 23”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5672603-476-01

    1 mg Yellow, capsule, 10 mm, marked “H / V / 24”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5672603-477-01

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 11 tablet of 172603-478-01

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, ferric oxide red, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), ferric oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol 400, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Par HealthTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg · Kit

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by PH Health

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “P / 155”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5649884-155-76

    1 mg Light blue, round, 9 mm, marked “P / 156”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5649884-156-76

    PackageNDC
    Box * 11 tablet of 149884-944-99

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), talc, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2, ferric oxide yellow

    FDA label

  • Umedica LaboratoriesTablet 0.5 mg

    Product page on umedicalabsusa.com

    Packages and NDCs

    0.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5660290-077-01
    Carton of 6060290-077-02
  • Zydus LifesciencesTablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 8 mm, marked “ZV1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5670710-1613-6

    1 mg Light Blue to Blue, capsule, 10 mm, marked “ZV2”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5670710-1614-6

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Chantix, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

CHANTIX is a nicotinic receptor partial agonist indicated for use as an aid to smoking-cessation treatment. (1 and 2.1)

Source: the FDA label for Chantix (Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc), January 23, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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