GPs can expect almost a million extra appointments this year for vaping scripts
Some 450,000 vapers will turn to GPs for scripts, government analysis suggests.
GPs can expect almost a million extra appointments from patients seeking vape scripts in 2024 as the Federal Government’s vaping crackdown begins, says analysis commissioned by the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Of Australia’s 1.3 million vapers, only around 70,000 currently had a nicotine vape prescription, says the report by The Office of Impact Analysis, part of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.Â
