In the Metro today!

[Phoenix .]

GP's get the vapers over e cig craze.

40% of GP's say they should only be available at over the counter pharmacies, 16% say they not be on the market at all, a similar number say vapers should only be able to buy them on prescription.
E-cigs should be regulated like a medicine and be a pharmacy-only product quoted Dr James Quekett..

The devices will be classed as medicines in Britain from 2016 to make them more 'safe and effective, health regulators say.

What a load of b.....ks!

[ionian]

I haven't read the article, it doesn't seem to be on their website (although there's another one about how e-cigs may cause lung cancer) BUT looking at the stats in a different way that means that 60% of doctors, a majority, approve of ecigs being sold as consumer products, and a whopping 84% support ecigs in principal. How different it could be if the Metro wasn't writing with an agenda, eh!

[sej016]

Is the Metro owned by the Daily Mail, then ?

[thatguy]

The latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.


Ah, the pointless world of statistics.

[beetle]

I think Mark Twain said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Even back then, they knew what was up.

[Montana]

Jul 30, 2014 15:38:50 GMT Phoenix . said:

GP's get the vapers over e cig craze.

40% of GP's say they should only be available at over the counter pharmacies, 16% say they not be on the market at all, a similar number say vapers should only be able to buy them on prescription.
E-cigs should be regulated like a medicine and be a pharmacy-only product quoted Dr James Quekett..

The devices will be classed as medicines in Britain from 2016 to make them more 'safe and effective, health regulators say.

What a load of b.....ks!

Just like cigarettes are now !!!!

This is just dangerous, how are these Dr's justifying these ideas, I THOUGHT it was their JOB to improve the health of their patients , not talk BS about something they've read by some idiot like Mr Glantz.

Andy

[charliehorse]

E-Cigs on prescription ....... .............. prescriptions are free in Scotland .......... .......... I am Scottish and have lived here all my life ........... ....... I should get free prescriptions ....... .......

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(Goes into chemists smiling ) Hi, I've got a prescription here for a Provari and an aerotank

[Bluefish]

Do they receive income from promoting all the stop smoking products, apart from e-cigs of course?

[Montana]

Jul 30, 2014 19:28:15 GMT Bluefish said:

Do they receive income from promoting all the stop smoking products, apart from e-digs of course?

Probably , as we all know big Pharma companies give large donations to political parties.

Andy

[Bluefish]

Yeah tis all about the money.

[beetle]

Made me think of this. Had a good chuckle again.

[Montana]

Jul 30, 2014 20:58:38 GMT beetle said:

Made me think of this. Had a good chuckle again.

That's brilliant, I hadn't seen it before.

Andy