e-cigarettes
Vaping prescription an ethical issue
Doctors have an “ethical obligation” to consider e-cigarette use for patients who are having trouble giving up smoking, experts suggest A review of the latest scientific evidence on e-cigarettes, by …
Minority report as committee divided over e-cigs
The Chair of the Committee inquiring into e-cigarette use in Australia has prepared a “dissenting” report recommending permitting nicotine use in e-cigarettes Parliament’s Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Canberra—for the pharmacy sector as well as for those interested in the private life of embattled Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce We saw the sunset …
Senator criticised over vape bus stunt
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon has suggested that e-cigarettes could be a “gateway drug” to tobacco, as conservative Senator campaigns to support vaping Australian Conservatives Senator Cory Bernardi has been …
Vapers vulnerable to pneumonia: research
Vapour from e-cigarettes seems to help pneumonia-causing bacteria to stick to the cells that line the airway, say researchers A study based on experiments with cells, mice and humans has …
Clinical tips: quit smoking
Pharmacists have a strong but complex role in helping patients kick the habit, writes Jarrod McMaugh Smoking tobacco in any form is probably the most important preventable cause of serious …
Vaping nicotine linked to later smoking
Teenagers who use e-cigarettes with higher nicotine content may be more likely to smoke, new research finds The use of electronic cigarettes with higher nicotine concentrations by high school students …
Vaping nicotine: ‘not on my watch’
Using e-cigarettes could be a gateway to smoking the real thing, Health Minister Greg Hunt says In an interview with Triple J Hack reporter Sarah McVeigh, Mr Hunt said he …
Don’t market e-cigarettes as cessation aids: AMA
The AMA has called for e-cigarettes to remain subject to “strong regulation” in Australia Commenting on its submission to an inquiry into the devices, the AMA says it believes that …
Are e-cigarettes helping smokers quit?
New British research has found more ex-smokers who use e-cigarettes than current smokers The survey, published by Action on Smoking and Health, found that an estimated 2.9 million adults in …
E-cig suppliers fined over toxic chemicals
Three e-cigarette companies are to pay penalties in a world-first action The Federal Court has ordered three online e-cigarette retailers – The Joystick Company Pty Ltd, Social-Lites Pty Ltd and …
World news wrapup: 13 April 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Christchurch, New Zealand: A Christchurch pharmacist has been censured and fined for professional misconduct after he failed to admit …