Kathryn J. Steadman

Oct 3, 2024 | crikey.com.au | Kathryn J. Steadman

New national vaping laws kicked in this week in Australia, meaning nicotine vapes will be available to adults without a prescription at pharmacies. However, at least two states, Tasmania and Western Australia, have vowed to keep them as prescription-only products. But should vapes be available beyond pharmacies? That’s the topic our opponents are tossing around in today’s Friday Fight.

Apr 16, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Coral E Gartner |Kathryn J. Steadman |Lisa Nissen

The Australian government is currently considering a bill to implement the next stage of reforms to vaping regulation. At present, vaping products that don't contain nicotine can be sold in regular shops, such as convenience stores, like tobacco products are. To use vaping products that contain nicotine, people must have a prescription from a doctor or a nurse practitioner, and get the prescription filled at a pharmacy.

Apr 16, 2024 | theconversation.com | Coral E Gartner |Kathryn J. Steadman |Lisa Nissen

The Australian government is currently considering a bill to implement the next stage of reforms to vaping regulation. At present, vaping products that don’t contain nicotine can be sold in regular shops, such as convenience stores, like tobacco products are. To use vaping products that contain nicotine, people must have a prescription from a doctor or a nurse practitioner, and get the prescription filled at a pharmacy.

Apr 11, 2024 | tobaccocontrol.bmj.com | Heewon Kang |Kathryn J. Steadman |Janet Hoek |WAYNE HALL

AbstractObjective We synthesised the published literature on proposals to restrict tobacco supply to pharmacies, covering (1) policy concept/rationale/attempts, (2) policy impact and implementation and (3) policy and research recommendations. Data sources We searched eight databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, IPA, ProQuest and OATD) for publications with at least an English-language abstract. We searched reference lists of included publications manually.

Apr 10, 2024 | tobaccocontrol.bmj.com | Samuel Brookfield |Kathryn J. Steadman |Lisa Nissen |Coral E Gartner

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