Authorities in New York have
voted in favour of a move which
will see the minimum age for
smoking increased to 21 years.
The initiative, which would also
apply to electronic cigarettes, has
been approved by the city council
but awaits the signature of Mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
Cited as a “significant public health
initiative,” the move is a response
to statistics which show that more
than 95% of cases of addiction
involving nicotine originate with
smoking before age 21.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 01 Nov 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 01 Nov 13
THE 87-year-old Amcal group has refreshed its brand tagline to ‘For you, for life’, as unveiled yesterday to over 240 members, suppliers and partners at the group’s national retail conference in Sydney.
AMID yesterday’s Amcal brand refresh announcement (see page one), parent company Sigma Healthcare is also readying for the 01 Jul start of its wholesale supply contract with Chemist Warehouse Group, worth at least $3 billion in revenue in the first full year (PD 06 Jun 2023).
OVER a quarter of a million people have sbeen vaccinated against influenza this year through community pharmacies in Queensland, reported the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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