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‘They get young people into smoking’: Doctors hesitant to prescribe vaping – Sydney Morning Herald
Vapers encouraged by the federal drug regulator’s push to allow liquid nicotine to be sold through pharmacies may struggle to get a prescription from doctors.
Melbourne GP Mukesh Haikerwal, a former national AMA President, said he would not be prescribing nicotine vaping products to his patients.
“They actually get young people into smoking, rather than helping them get off it,” Dr Haikerwal said. “Some people say it’s better than smoking itself – well, it might be, but only just. And the dangers are really quite profound.”
The TGA’s interim decision said doctors were “well placed to support smoking cessation and advise on how to reduce the risks as…
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