The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel’s Health Ministry has sent notification to the country’s pharmacies that they must immediately stop selling electronic cigarettes.
“There are no data or proof that they are effective in helping users to stop or reduce smoking, or even that they are safe. As a result, they must not be sold in pharmacies.”
–Dr. Eyal Schwartzberg, Israeli Health Ministry
The ministry, which has been making efforts to completely ban the sale of electronic cigarettes, has said that it will begin visiting pharmacies August 1, and will revoke the pharmacy licenses of any establishment found to be selling electronic cigarettes. The rules apply to small pharmacies as well as large chain stores.
The source of the information in the linked Jerusalem Post article may have been provided by the Israeli Health Ministry, but the sources are not clear. What is clear is that it is wildly inaccurate. For example, the article claims that the nicotine in e-cigarettes is “more concentrated, it is much more poisonous than nicotine in cigarettes. Smoking e-cig chemicals also lasts longer than smoking a cigarette.” Most studies done to date have indicated that the intake of nicotine from e-cigarettes is actually much lower when e-cigarettes are used instead of tobacco cigarettes, and there have been no indications we are aware of which indicate toxicity is increased.
Pharmacies that sell e-cigs or tobacco will lose their licenses | JPost | Israel News
Israel to Revoke Licenses of Pharmacies Selling E-Cigs
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