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E-cigarettes could be prescribed on NHS to help people stop smoking

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E-cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS in England to help people stop smoking, the government has announced. The move would see England become the first country in the world to prescribe e-cigarettes as a licensed medicine.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will publish updated guidance that paves the way for medicinally licensed e-cigarette products to be prescribed for tobacco smokers who wish to quit smoking. READ MORE: Will you be better or worse off after Budget 2021?

This handy tax calculator can tell you E-cigarette manufacturers will be able to submit their products to go through the regulatory approvals process that all medicines available on the health service must go through.

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