GPs caution against telehealth websites promising consultation for vaping scripts ‘in minutes’
New laws require prescriptions for nicotine vaping products; sellers are offering links to doctors they say can prescribe their products
The peak body representing general practitioners has warned against using pop up", telehealth websites that promise to deliver consultations for vaping scripts in minutes" because they can disrupt continuity of care for patients.
On Friday laws came into effect that prevent nicotine-containing vaping products from being obtained without a prescription from a doctor. Doctors are only supposed to prescribe nicotine-containing vaping products as a last resort when other smoking treatments and methods have failed. There is no strong evidence vaping is an effective quit-aid.
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