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$44 million Chantix settlement opens claims for health plans and patients who paid retail

7/17/2026

People and health plans that paid for Chantix between September 29, 2015 and September 17, 2021 can now file for a share of a $44 million class action settlement.

A "third-party payor" is any insurer, employer health fund, or similar entity that covers prescription costs on someone else's behalf.

That group, alongside individuals who paid out of pocket at retail, forms the eligible class in an economic loss lawsuit pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The case behind the $44 million The lawsuit's formal title is In re Chantix (Varenicline) Mktg., Sales Pracs. II), docket numbers 22-MD-3050 and 22-MC-3050. Chantix is the brand name for varenicline.