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Prescription will be required to import liquid nicotine and e-cigarettes from October next year

Australians will need a doctor’s prescription to import liquid nicotine from October next year under changes expected to affect hundreds of thousands of vapers.
Key points:
- A prescription will also be required to access nicotine e-cigarettes from October 2021
- Child-resistant closures for liquid nicotine will also be mandatory
- The Federal Health Minister says the decision will help to prevent teenagers who were unlikely to take up smoking from turning to vaping instead
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has decided that from October 1, 2021 a prescription will also be required to access nicotine e-cigarettes, while child-resistant closures for liquid nicotine will be mandatory.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said the decision would…
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