The @TGAgovau has stated they will 'educate' docs & pharmacists on #nicotine containing vapes before the Oct 1 regulations come into effect in #Australia. With less than 4 months to go until that takes effect, they seem likely to fail in that promise.
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ajp.com.au/news/will-phar…
"[#Nicotine consumers] can import products directly themselves from overseas, and that’s what the 110,000 doctors can write a script for now" John Skerritt of the TGA stated.

One problem though is that GPs typically /won't/ write prescriptions for #nicotine.
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Part of the reason is that around 80% (in the US) to 90% (in India) of doctors /incorrectly/ believe that #nicotine causes #cancer.

What is the TGA doing to correct those misperceptions - which will make this entire approach fail?
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Perhaps @hollieahughes or @SenatorAbetz can put that question (above) to @TGAgovau the next chance they get.
These regs are looming, and the success or failure of the regs will affect a ½ million #Australians who currently #vape with #nicotine, and 3.6 million ppl who smoke.
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