Tag: Australia
Mixed headlines as PHE support switching in pregnant women, but Manchester...
British doctors claim vaping “can cause COPD”
A team of researchers at the University of Manchester say they have uncovered new evidence that electronic cigarettes...
Australia: Regulating Ecigs, yes, but under which regime?
In an editorial note of the Medical Journal of Australia, the authors Martin McKnee, Mike Daube and Simon Chapman advocate Australia should regulate nicotine e-cigarettes as medicines. Their...
Australia: Senate Committee recommends ecigs on prescription only
On 25 June 2015, the Australian Senate referred to the Senate Economics References Committee composed of 7 Senators an inquiry into economic and social impact...
Australia: Voke Inhaler, poison or drug?
Nicovations Australia, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, filed a registration request (application) for their nicotine inhaler, Voke, to the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration...
Western Australia: A landmark case that bans online ecigs business
E-cigarettes and e-liquids containing nicotine are banned across Australia. But in Perth, Western Australian, an e-cigarette online retailer, originally acquitted of the charge, was later...
An Australian plea for deregulating nicotine vaping products
The Australian laws state that it is illegal to sell, advertise, and import for resale electronic cigarettes and related products that contain nicotine. Therefore,...
Australia: New measures against e-cigarettes in New South Wales
Vaping while driving in the presence of children under 16 is prohibited
Since December 1, 2015, in the state of New South Wales in Australia,...
