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Vaping cessation guidelines developed by hospital pharmacists delivering for patients preparing for surgery  Pharmacists at the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) in Brisbane are helping smokers and vapers to …

Retailers hit with infringement notices totaling close to $400,000, over alleged unlawful vape supply  Authorities issue 20 infringement notices to Melbourne-based businesses as part of vape crackdown.  Joint activity by …

Health minister wants prosecutions relating to unlawful vape sales  Retailers and individuals caught breaching legislation governing the importation and sale of nicotine vaping products will face “serious penalties, Mark Butler the Minister …

Government accused of “driving people to criminal enterprises” with the introduction of restrictions on vaping products  Labor’s anti-nicotine vaping reforms are failing Australians and exposing pharmacists to new risks, an …

Pharmacy owner hits out at the government’s lack of consultation with the sector over Schedule 3 vapes  Pharmacists’ first priority to their communities is to ensure the products they provide …

Close to three-in-five Western Australian pharmacies are not stocking nicotine vapes for sale over-the-counter  Potential changes to state and territory legislation alongside questions over the safety of vapes may be making …

Eight charged in relation to illicit vape and tobacco supply  Authorities have seized 600,000 “tobacco sticks”, tobacco products and nicotine vaping products as part of the ongoing multi-agency operation to …

Nicotine vapes a “Trojan horse” designed to trap young people in a lifelong struggle with addiction, Labor MP says  State governments need to implement a “robust framework to prevent harm” …

Regulator strengthens standards for nicotine vaping products and devices  Updated product standards for therapeutic vaping products are being introduced as part of the broader reforms relating to nicotine vapes.  The …

Updated guidelines for pharmacists providing smoking cessation support released ahead of implementation of vaping reforms  The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has released its updated guidelines for pharmacists providing support …

State health minister makes more to restrict access to nicotine vaping products  Western Australia is set to implement regulations overriding the federal government’s move to down-schedule vapes to Pharmacist-Only from …

Health Minister says an illegal vaping crackdown has led to millions of vapes being confiscated Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler, says the Government has seized more than five million illegal …