Govt promises MBS item for prescribing nicotine e-cigarettes
It says funding for smoking cessation consults via telehealth will be introduced in March
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GPs will soon be able to access new telehealth Medicare items for smoking cessation consults where they can write scripts for nicotine e-cigarettes.
From October, a doctor’s prescription will be required before a person can legally import nicotine e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine.