Smoking cessation

Pilot pharmacies are set to offer patients vouchers for a vape “starter kit” and “up to four weeks’ worth of vape liquid” in a bid to help them quit smoking.

More people are looking for help quitting smoking in their community pharmacies, new NHS England (NHSE) data has shown.

Consilient Health is to launch a new smoking cessation product this month.    

Almost three-quarters of respondents to a C+D snapshot poll have said that they do not think that vapes should be offered in community pharmacies.

Welsh member of Senedd (MS) John Griffiths has suggested that vapes should only be available on prescription at pharmacies.  

The pharmacy chain will no longer sell single-use vapes but will continue to offer refillable varieties, it told C+D. 

Philip Morris Inc is seemingly no longer a sponsor and exhibitor at industry showcase the Pharmacy Show after pharmacists objected to the presence of the cigarette manufacturer at a healthcare conference.

Pharmacy technicians can now deliver blood pressure checks for hypertension case-finding and smoking cessation services, thanks to legislative amendments.

Two contractors talk to Saša Jankovic about how they are making the most of their smoking cessation services

Community pharmacist Viral Doshi talks to C+D about how his innovative public health work during COVID-19 lead to him being recognised with a coveted British Citizen Award (BCA)