DESCRIBING e-cigarettes as
‘electronic nicotine delivery
systems’, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) has come
down on the side of tighter
regulation to control distribution
and use.
Key issues for WHO were health
risks to users and non-users, their
touted efficacy in assisting smoking
cessation and the interference with
existing tobacco-control efforts
and implementation of the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control.
WHO has recommended
restrictions should be placed on the
marketing of the devices, their sale
to minors and indoor use.
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THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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