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More than half of e-cigarette users have quit smoking tobacco, survey reveals
Source: Shutterstock Action on Smoking and Health, which carried out the poll, says the findings highlight a communication challenge about the risk of vaping compared to smoking tobacco
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Study finds direct association between e-cigarette use and successful quitting
Electronic cigarettes are helping people who want to quit smoking to successfully kick the habit, according to a study on the population impact of e-cigarettes on quit rates.
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Pharmacies selling e-cigarettes illegally
Pharmacies are making illegal sales of e-cigarettes and vaping liquids to people under the age of 18, according to a report published by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
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Pharmacists must retain healthy scepticism about e-cigarettes Subscription
Why e-cigarettes must not divert our focus from nicotine prevention and cessation.
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Unintended costs of EU e-cigarette tax hike Subscription
The media has been rife with sensationalist articles regarding the potential dangers of e-cigarettes. But when discussing e-cigarettes, it is important to remember that they are used overwhelmingly by smokers as a means of quitting or cutting down on cigarettes. According to Action on Smoking and Health — a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco — instances of non-smokers taking up vaping (as opposed to just trying it once) are extremely ...
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E-cigarettes in smoking cessation: a harm reduction perspective Subscription
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are novel devices that simulate aspects of cigarette smoking and deliver nicotine to users. Evidence for their efficacy in smoking cessation, based on several randomised controlled trials of older devices, suggests a modest effect. They appear to be far less harmful than tobacco smoking, but the health effects of long-term use are unknown. Possible adverse population effects of widespread e-cigarette use, such as renormalising smoking ...
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Smoking cessation services will not be bound by e-cigarette advertising restrictions Subscription
Pharmacists running smoking cessation services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will still be able to promote the option of e-cigarettes under new European advertising rules coming into force in 2016.
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E-cigarettes will not cure people from nicotine addiction Subscription
Louise Ross urges us to stop scaremongering about e-cigarettes (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;
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Chemicals found in e-cigarettes could cause lung problems Subscription
Diacetyl, a flavouring chemical found in some e-cigarettes, has been linked to cases of the severe respiratory disease bronchiolitis obliterans or “popcorn lung”.
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Scaremongering about e-cigarettes is not in the best interest of patients Subscription
As evidence continues to emerge about the safety and benefits of e-cigarettes as a displacement tool for smoking, healthcare professionals have a duty to inform, not scare, people about these products.
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Did Public Health England get it right over e-cigarettes? Subscription
Public Health England’s endorsement of e-cigarettes might be premature.
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E-cigarettes are at least 95% safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, says Public Health England Subscription
Public Health England has suggested that pharmacists encourage the use of e-cigarettes as an aid to stop smoking, but the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has concerns because the products are not regulated.
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E-cigarettes are creating the next generation of addicts Subscription
I note from The BMJ (2015;350:h2083) that e-cigarette use has tripled in middle and high school students in the United States from 2013 to 2014. This makes clear the intentions of the companies that market these products. More of the American school students now use e-cigarettes than traditional cigarettes.
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"Vape" is word of the year for 2014
Steve Bremer discusses the new words rising up to describe electronic cigarette technology.
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Caution is needed with e-cigarettes Subscription
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), known as e-cigarettes. The working party responsible showed less enthusiasm than Margaret Cunningham (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:599). ...
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Our knowledge and understanding of e-cigarettes is still limited Subscription
A letter from M Cunningham exhorts “those in the profession opposed to e-cigarettes to come around in light of growing evidence” (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:599). To support this argument, she cites the opinion of experts who spoke at a recent conference, ‘The e-cigarette ...
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The tide is turning in favour of e-cigarettes Subscription
I recently attended the E-cigarette Summit at the Royal Society in London on 13 November 2014, which aimed to offer the opportunity for debate around the use of e-cigarettes. I am a locum pharmacist and stop smoking adviser, and in my role I come across many patients who are smokers.
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Many reasons why e-cigarettes should not be sold in pharmacies Subscription
In response to recent articles in The Pharmaceutical Journal and to add to ongoing discussions within the pharmacy profession surrounding the hot topic of electronic cigarettes, there are some points worth considering.
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E-cigarettes: proceed with caution Subscription
I note that your online poll suggests support for the sale of e-cigarettes in pharmacies (2014;293:412). It is not clear who you polled but that is beside the point.
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Parents warned to keep e-cigarettes out of reach as poisoning incidents increase Subscription
There has been a significant rise in the number of cases of children ingesting the liquid in e-cigarettes, prompting poison experts at Public Health England to warn parents to keep them out of reach.
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Online poll supports practice of pharmacies selling e-cigarettes Subscription
More than half of people polled by The Pharmaceutical Journal say that pharmacies should stock e-cigarettes.
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E-cigarette consultation in Scotland Subscription
The Scottish Government is seeking views from members of the public on a number of potential changes to the regulation of electronic cigarettes and strengthening tobacco control in Scotland. The consultation includes a proposal to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 years old, and to make it illegal to smoke in a car if there is a child on board. The consultation is available on ...
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Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? Subscription
As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.
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E-cigarette advertising cannot target young people under tighter rules Subscription
Electronic cigarettes must not be targeted at young people and non-smokers, under new advertising rules established to ensure the products are promoted responsibly.
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E-cigarettes unhelpful for cancer patients, study suggests Subscription
Study casts doubt on the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking.
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Threats and the cult of vaping
Insulting and threatening people who do not agree with your views is not the way to be heard, writes Chris Chapman
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Stop demonising a potentially useful product for smokers Subscription
Compulsory regulation of electronic cigarettes could spoil a safe substitute for smoking.
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Mixed results for heavy metal emissions from e-cigarettes Subscription
Emission of two toxic heavy metals – chromium and nickel – is significantly higher with e-cigarettes than with normal cigarettes, research shows.
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WHO calls for ban on indoor use of e-cigarettes
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for tougher regulation on electronic cigarettes, including a ban on their use in indoor public places.
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E-cigarette licensing guarantees quality Subscription
1 July 2014: The August edition of FHM magazine features an article on e-cigarettes. Speaking to the magazine, RPS spokesperson Neal Patel said: “These products aren’t licensed. A licence guarantees safety and proves quality. With a specific product, we can do analysis and work out what’s in there, but as a sector, we just don’t know what’s in them. Smoking is definitely much worse than using a nicotine replacement device, but the question is whether these products actually ...
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E-cigarettes: a controversy in public health and in pharmacy Subscription
RPS English Pharmacy Board member Anthony Cox argues that e-cigarettes sold in pharmacies require the same licensing that pharmacists value for other drugs.
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Pharmacies are selling e-cigarettes to under 18s
Pharmacy bodies have renewed calls for a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to children after investigation finds community pharmacies sell devices to customers under 18 years of age.
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The debate over e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices that often look like cigarettes but do not contain tobacco. On inhalation, a solution, often containing nicotine, is vaporised into a fine mist resembling cigarette smoke. Recently, since a few pharmacies have decided to sell e-cigarettes, a debate over the role of pharmacists in offering e-cigarettes has been started. On this page you will find all the information we have to offer over this ongoing debate.
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E-cigarettes
In a letter signed by researchers and public health specialists the World Health Organisation was asked to “resist the urge to control and suppress e- cigarettes”. Richard Evans, vice-chairman of the Welsh Pharmacy Board was interviewed by BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and BBC Wales Today. Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Evans said: “At the moment the products that are on the market — we don’t know what standard they are. They can vary from product to product — there is no uniformity.”
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US report challenges e-cigarettes ‘smoke screen’
Researchers have called for tougher regulation of the use of e-cigarettes after a review of literature about the devices found many marketing claims are untrue or unsupported.
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E-cigarettes help smokers quit, according to study
Fresh evidence suggests smokers attempting to quit are more likely to succeed if they use e-cigarettes than if they use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or willpower alone.
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A matter of concern Subscription
The decision of several pharmacy chains and some community pharmacies to start selling and promoting e-cigarettes is a matter of concern.
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UK chief pharmaceutical officers express concern over pharmacies selling e-cigarettes
Chief pharmaceutical officers of the four UK health departments agree that pharmacies should not sell e-cigarettes until there are licensed products available
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Dramatic rise in the number of calls made to poisons centres about e-cigarettes
Source: Annems / Dreamstime.com E-cigarettes are not required to be child-resistant so could pose a threat to children
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Debate over e-cigarettes heats up as European Parliament tightens rules Subscription
Our professional body says e-cigarettes should not be sold in pharmacies and the World Health Organization agrees. The makers do not. Elizabeth Sukkar investigates
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No easy answer on vaping Subscription
As we reported recently branches of Boots The Chemists and Lloydspharmacy are selling electronic cigarettes to the public.
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Consider guidance from RPS and MHRA before selling e-cigarettes, urges GPhC
Pharmacists must feel empowered to exercise their professional judgement, says GPhC chief executive
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Boots and Lloydspharmacy join the vaping fold by selling e-cigarettes
Two major pharmacy chains have decided to sell electronic cigarette products, joining the growing numbers of pharmacies that already do so. The unlicensed products, which contain nicotine, a vasoconstrictor, have been subject to discussion over their quality and safety.
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Government moves to ban sale of e-cigarettes to under 18s
The chemical constituents and contaminants in e-cigarettes vary between products
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RPS urges pharmacists who sell e-cigarettes only to sell to adults
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said that, while it cannot support the sale of electronic cigarettes from community pharmacies until there is a licensed product available, pharmacies that do choose to sell them should adhere to the voluntary age restrictions that apply to the products.
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Europe decides not to regulate e-cigarettes as medicines Subscription
Electronic cigarettes will not have to be regulated as medicines in the EU following a vote by Members of the European Parliament yesterday (8 October 2013).
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Quitters do as well using e-cigarettes as with NRT Subscription
Smokers who want to quit do as well with electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches, a clinical trial conducted in New Zealand suggests (Lancet online 8 September 2013).
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E-cigarettes to be licensed medicines from 2016
Electronic cigarettes are to be regulated as medicines from 2016 following concerns about their quality, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced today (12 June 2013).
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Why I choose to stock e-cigarettes Subscription
Having this week received a booklet regarding the sale of electronic cigarettes from pharmacies (containing material reprinted from The Journal, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the National Pharmacy Association), I feel moved to join the debate.
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e-Cigarettes: just a gimmick?
Until recently, The Journal understands, a major supermarket stocked e-cigarettes in its pharmacies — not on open sale but available over the counter on request. It has now removed them. This anecdote underlines the mixed views held about e-cigarettes and emphasises the unanswered questions that their existence raises.
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