vaping
‘I won’t work for a pharmacy that sells vapes’
Pharmacists “cannot be compelled to stock or supply therapeutic vapes” after regulations changed this month, according to the TGA—and many are choosing not to As of 1 October, vapes with …
Schedule 3 supply of therapeutic vaping products
From 1 October 2024, therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration of 20mg/mL or less will be available in pharmacies to patients 18 years or over without a prescription. Date of …
‘We aren’t stocking them’
Pharmacists reject S3 vapes ‘en masse’ as new reforms roll out, but government maintains pharmacists are on board Pharmacists are “prepared to help Australians quit vaping”, Health Minister Mark Butler …
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 …
‘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: 12 September 2024
NZ baby stopped breathing after dispensing error; UK pharmacist’s efforts to help stymied by EpiPen shortage; Ireland cracks down on vapes New Zealand: A pharmacist breached the Code of Health …
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 …
‘Manifestly unfair’: Ruston on vaping, 60-day dispensing
Opposition health spokesperson blasts pharmacy vaping decision, accusing government of “once again” failing to consult with pharmacists Mistakes with the government’s “flawed” introduction of 60-day dispensing have been repeated in …
‘Already we are seeing dozens and dozens and dozens of vape shops closing’
The TGA and Queensland Health have seized more than 10,000 nicotine pouches and hundreds of illicit vaping goods, as health minister promotes change to doctors The Therapeutic Goods Administration has …
New therapy on the way
A new Pharmacist-Only smoking cessation medicine is soon to be available A smoking cessation medicine newly available and approved in Australia has been listed as a Schedule 3 (Pharmacist-Only) medicine. …
Why S3 vapes won’t work: drug reform expert
“I think the collapse of the system is inevitable and imminent, for multiple reasons,” a high-profile drug reform and harm minimisation advocate says of the plan to sell vapes as …
‘Might be a way to make this mess work’: vapes
We’ve received a deluge of comments from our readers on the controversial S3 vape legislation. Here’s a selection of reader comments From 1 July, pharmacies are the only retailers authorised …
