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Varenicline 1 mg Tablet, Film Coated, 56-count — NDC 70771-1774-06 package photo

Varenicline 1 mg Tablet, Film Coated, 56-count

by Zydus Lifesciences Limited · 56 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (70771-1774-6)
NDC 70771-1774-06
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 70771-1774-6 billing pads the package segment with a zero
Rx only Generic On market Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
📋 All sources & update times →

🆔 Identity & classification

FDA NDC (as labeled) 70771-1774-6
Product NDC 70771-1774
11-digit billing NDC 70771177406
RxCUI 636671, 636676
UNII 82269ASB48
Application # ANDA216723
SPL Set ID 481b94af-ee34-44be-8ca1-b2415525efac
Established class (EPC) Cholinergic Receptor Agonist; Partial Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist
Mechanism of action Cholinergic Agonists; Partial Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonists
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category ANDA
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2023-06-13
Route ORAL
Dosage form TABLET, FILM COATED
Substance VARENICLINE TARTRATE
TE code (Orange Book) AB · RLD · RS
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 70771-1774-6 — a 5-4-1 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the package segment → 70771-1774-06. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

🏷️ RxNorm drug class

This medicine belongs to the Partial Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist class.

Pharmacologic class Partial Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist, Cholinergic Receptor Agonist
Drug family (ATC) Drugs used in nicotine dependence, Other ophthalmologicals
How it works Cholinergic Agonists, Partial Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonists
Where does this data come from?
Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.

🏭 Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerZydus Lifesciences Limited
Application holderZYDUS WORLDWIDE DMCC
FDA applicationANDA216723 (ANDA)
Labeler code70771
First marketedJun 2023
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio717 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.

🩺 Clinical

📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
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  • Nausea sounds rough — is it going to be bad the whole time I'm on the tablets?
📖 Read our full Varenicline guide →
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

💊 What it looks like

Color White / Blue
ShapeCapsule
ImprintZV2
Size1 mm
ScoringNot scored
One label can cover several strengths, so colors may be combined — always confirm a loose pill against the dispensed prescription label or a pharmacist.
Where does this data come from?
Physical description (imprint, shape, color, scoring, coating) from this product’s FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL), mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.

🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.

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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.

Inactive ingredient FAQ

Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.

💲 Pricing

A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.

Price systemPer eachPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 $1.45 $81.30 / 56 tablets
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

🔁 Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
varenicline 1 mg 00904-7414-35 Major 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 27241-0174-56 Ajanta 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 33342-0490-19 Macleods 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
varenicline tartrate 1 mg 42571-0460-82 Micro 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
varenicline tartrate 1 mg 43598-0908-56 Dr. 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 49884-0156-76 Par 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 60505-3614-05 Apotex 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 60687-0648-21 American 1 tablet $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 60687-0893-21 American 1 tablet $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 70710-1614-06 Zydus 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 70748-0128-49 Lupin 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline tartrate 1 mg 71921-0309-56 Florida 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 72603-0477-01 NorthStar 56 tablets $0.316 AB Availability likely —
varenicline tartrate 1 mg 68462-0894-04 Glenmark 56 tablets $0.350 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 00378-5090-73 Mylan 56 tablets $0.384 — Discontinued —
Varenicline Tartrate 1 mg/561 69315-0403-56 Leading 56 tablets $0.428 AB FDA listed —
Chantix 1 mg 00069-0469-03 Pfizer 56 tablets $3.407 AB Availability likely —
Varenicline 1 mg 10135-0809-56 Marlex 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline tartrate 1 mg 14445-0154-02 Indoco 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 31722-0679-31 Camber 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
varenicline 1 mg 42291-0928-56 AvKARE 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Chantix 1 mg 43353-0899-05 Aphena 4200 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 50090-6446-00 A-S 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
varenicline 1 mg 50090-7182-00 A-S 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 50090-7997-00 A-S 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 51407-0756-56 Golden 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 59651-0418-55 Aurobindo 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 60290-0078-01 Umedica 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
varenicline 1 mg 67877-0744-54 Ascend 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mgthis 70771-1774-06 Zydus 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 72162-2219-02 Bryant 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
varenicline 1 mg 75834-0335-27 Nivagen 14 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline Tartrate 1 mg/561 85742-0016-15 Kanchan 56 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Varenicline 1 mg 53401-0032-84 Aphena 1008 tablets — AB FDA listed —
About this product: this is a generic version of the medicine. FDA equivalence ratings are shown when available, and other versions are listed above, least expensive first.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

⏳ Availability & generic status

🏛️
2023
On the market since
Jun 2023
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
3 years listed
🔓
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Generic on the market
this product is a generic
✅This is a generic drug

This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)

Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Varenicline — the ingredient across all brands.

Top reported reactions

Nausea14,514
Depression8,686
Abnormal Dreams7,841
Anxiety5,978
Insomnia5,620
Vomiting4,617
Headache4,327

Age at onset

Neonate2
Infant1
Adolescent1
Adult1,208
Elderly353

Reporter sex

0 reports
Male · 35%
Female · 64%
Unknown · 1%

Serious outcomes

Hospitalization7,409
Death1,650
Disabling1,362
Life-threatening1,165
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
2019 2021 2023 2026 2,597 0
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.

📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startStatus
70771-1774-06 You're viewing this 56 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (70771-1774-6) 2023-06-13 Active

🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) ✓ Available
Package photos ✓ Available
Inactive ingredients (structured) — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data ✓ Available
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 70771-1774-6, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 70771-1774-06, written without dashes as 70771177406. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 70771-1774-06, the first segment (70771) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Zydus Lifesciences Limited; the middle segment (1774) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (06) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Zydus Lifesciences Limited. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Zydus Lifesciences Limited is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.

📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
💬 Medication Guide 2 words ▾

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Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗
For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.