e-cigarettes
‘I don’t know if a lot of pharmacists want to get into selling vapes’
The vaping bill is read a second time, with the National Party arguing again for a similar approach to vaping as Australia has adopted towards tobacco The Albanese’s prescription-only approach, …
Crackdown on the ‘public menace’ of vaping
Help from professionals including pharmacists will be needed for vaping cessation, one expert says Speaking in the House of Representatives on Thursday (21 March 2024) health minister Mark Butler positioned …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diagnosis and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic disorder associated with infertility; miscarriage; adverse pregnancy …
Unlawful Covid tests, vapes seized
A multi-agency raid across Sydney has seen the TGA and Australian Border Force seize more than 14,000 unlawful therapeutic goods, including Covid RATs An operation aimed at disrupting the “end-to-end …
New Year crackdown on non-therapeutic vaping
A new special access scheme pathway to prescribe e-cigarettes – which will see nurse practitioners as well as doctors able to prescribe them – will start on 1 January Stakeholders …
Vaping: e-cigarettes in smoking cessation
What is the evidence for nicotine vaping products in smoking cessation and their impact on health more generally? By Sandra Rackemann BPharm (Hons), AACPA, Professional Development Pharmacist, Australasian College of …
The week in review
Two pharmacist groups speak out on the 8CPA negotiations, while FIP has a busy week and there’s a lot of concern about “unleashing” pharmacists Issues around the 8CPA came to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Risk of Fracture and Osteoporosis in Patients with COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids Treatment This meta-analysis of 26 RCTs (n=61,380) concluded that …
$1.2m of vapes seized
The TGA has executed multiple warrants on storage units and residences in Brisbane and seized over 40,000 vaping products The products have an estimated street value of over $1.2 million, …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Use of Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Aid A review of clinical trials has concluded that vaping appears to …
Countering vaping promotion key: docs
TikTok and other social media are featuring growing rates of e-cigarette promotion, prompting one health stakeholder to say that imminent restrictions don’t go far enough In its submission to the …
$1m vape haul
WA’s chief pharmacist says illegal vapes are “popping up everywhere,” as the state makes its biggest seizure to date Many people do not understand that all vapes sold outside the …