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Coral Gartner, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland

Pharmacists are now allowed to supply nicotine vapes over the counter. But they might not be so easy to access

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From today, October 1, new changes to Australian laws around vaping products should make it easier for adults to get low-dose nicotine vapes as a tool to quit smoking.

Pharmacists will be able to supply vapes containing up to 2% nicotine without a prescription following a patient consultation.

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