Pharmacists in most states can now sell nicotine vapes without a prescription
Pharmacists can now supply nicotine vapes without a prescription in most Australian states under new laws that have outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. From…
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‘Limited clinical oversight’: State minister to ban pharmacists from prescribing vapes to adults
The Tasmanian Government is refusing to implement a federal plan to let pharmacists sell vapes without a GP script, claiming it will turn pharmacies into…
Greens Senator accuses ‘disingenuous’ pharmacy guild of lobbying for vapes to be made S2
For a group pushing for pharmacists to diagnose more, prescribe more and dispense more, it seems there is one place it does not want to…
Guild outraged over political deal to turn pharmacists into ‘vape garbage collectors’
The Federal Government’s snap decision to make vapes an OTC medicine from October has outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, which says treating pharmacists as…
GP defends prescribing vapes for $40 based on online questionnaires
A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking. Melbourne…
Assume all vapers, even kids, are highly nicotine dependent: smoking cessation expert
Editor’s note: The headline has been updated. It previously stated that Professor Renee Bittoun was a medical doctor, but this was incorrect. She has a…
RACGP updates smoking cessation guidance as vaping crackdown begins
Patients using nicotine vaping products should be prescribed devices with closed systems that cannot be refilled instead of open-system devices, according to provisional guidance from…
New child-specific vaping cessation guidance for GPs ahead of govt crackdown
Tailored advice for under-18s and young adults who use nicotine vapes will be added to the RACGP’s updated smoking cessation guidelines before the end of…
Big Tobacco using pharma reps to promote nicotine vapes to GPs
Article 5.3 of the WHO’s convention on tobacco control states that member countries should protect public health policies from the “vested interests” of the tobacco…
Professor Steve Robson: The Brittany Higgins media horror, the ‘wellness’ industry and humanity’s existential threats
Professor Steve Robson fronted the National Press Club in Canberra this week. In his wide-ranging address, the AMA leader and obstetrician spoke on threats to…
