smoking cessation
‘Urgent action is needed’: Cancer Council Australia
Illicit tobacco and illegally sold nicotine products driving majority of total consumption, estimates show Nicotine use is increasingly being driven by illegal, unregulated products, new data indicates, with Cancer Council Australia calling for …
Vaping: no smoking gun
A legitimate smoking cessation tool, or a serious public health risk? Sheshtyn Paola examines nicotine vaping products for smoking cessation KEY POINTS: With no approved product assessed by the TGA …
Nicotine vaping products in smoking cessation: a guide for pharmacists
The battle against tobacco smoking in Australia continues. Pharmacists now play a pivotal role in helping adults safely access and use therapeutic nicotine vaping products, offering guidance on choosing the …
‘We are the only country who requires vapes to be sold in pharmacies’
Health Minister celebrates over 10 million illicit vapes seized as teen vaping rates slow, but tobacconists and vape shops remain key sources despite pharmacy-only laws Vaping rates for young Australians …
Pharmacists lead way on vape cessation
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 …
Pharmacists just say no to vapes
The AJP asked readers whether their pharmacies were stocking vapes – and the response was overwhelmingly negative As reported by the AJP, the issue of selling over-the-counter vapes has been …
NSW Pharmaceutical Services Unit e-cigarette Compliance Program
PDL has some advice for pharmacists on lawfully supplying vapes for smoking cessation Pharmacists would be aware of the down scheduling of some nicotine vaping or e-cigarette products to S3 …
Vapes not a first-line smoking cessation tool
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 …
‘Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to influence public health’
Pharmacists highlight their crucial role in tobacco and nicotine cessation, as Australian authorities seize millions of vapes The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued a new statement of policy in …
World news wrapup: 29 August 2024
One in six English pharmacies at risk of closing within a year; NZ nitrofurantoin death highlights need for long-term use awareness; Canada makes nicotine pouches pharmacy-only England: Community Pharmacy England …
Vapour trails: are pharmacists now tobacconists?
A last-minute legislative amendment left pharmacists scrambling to deal with an expanded, and unexpected, responsibility in supplying vapes without prescriptions. Megan Haggan explores how this situation came about, and the …
Butler announces $1.39m vape training funding
Pharmacists are “absolutely the right people” to support patients who are looking to quit nicotine through vaping, health minister says Fresh funding is being given to the Pharmaceutical Society of …