New vaping cessation module planned as clampdown looms An incoming ban on the importation of single-use vaping products will likely result in more people seeking help from GPs to quit, an expert says.
Warning over PBS nicotine patch availability Six organisations, including the RACGP, have written to Minister Butler about a ‘major threat to public health’.
Health Minister ‘monitoring’ overseas tobacco clampdowns The UK Prime Minister has followed New Zealand’s move by signalling an intent to prevent younger generations from ever buying tobacco.
Big Tobacco’s new push into pharmacy vapes Documents seen by newsGP show how a tobacco giant is trying to corner the vaping market as the Government clamps down.
TGA’s vaping crackdown a sign of things to come The medicines regulator issued infringement notices to four entities this week, totalling almost $600,000.
Smoking target ‘cannot be achieved’ on current trends: Study Researchers say more investment is needed to ensure the country gets back on track to reduce smoking rate to 5% of adults.
How will the vaping crackdown impact GPs? A host of new restrictions should make e-cigarettes less available, potentially leading to more patients seeking prescriptions – and help quitting vapes.
RACGP push for stricter vaping regulatory framework There is a risk Australia will trade ‘one public health disaster for another’ if reforms are not implemented, the college says.
Best practice support for smoking cessation care A new toolkit to support GPs providing smoking cessation advice also acts as a ‘supplement’ to RACGP guidelines.
Government proposes major vaping clampdown Suggested reforms include measures to allow TGA assessment of vaping products ‘to encourage doctors to prescribe “safer” products lawfully’.