FEATURE
Having a medically licensed e-cigarette available for prescription would be a major development , so any move to make that more likely is welcome .
JOHN BRITTON , EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM .
“ Having a medically licensed e-cigarette available for prescription would be a major development , so any move to make that more likely is welcome .
“ However , e-cigarette manufacturers have had the option to apply to the MHRA for a medicine license for years , but the costs of compliance with medicines regulations have been prohibitive and none has yet come to market .
“ That ’ s why a bespoke regulatory system for all nicotine products , that allows market access and endorsement by health professionals in inverse proportion to health hazard , is urgently needed .
“ Otherwise , tobacco will remain the default choice of the more than six million smokers in the UK .”
To discover more about the controversial article , as well as the impassioned response from one of the leading voices in UK vape advocacy , read our news story ‘ Incredulous , laughable , and extremely worrying ’ earlier in this issue .
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