Pharmacists are struggling to obtain Special Access Scheme approval to dispense vape batteries, leaving patients with their medicine but no way of using it.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is knocking back applications and asking pharmacists to provide a “clinical justification” for seeking the batteries, even though the regulator is approving the prescription of vape cartridges themselves.
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Why can’t users simply buy a battery online from overseas or local tech parts shop and have it shipped to their front door? What’s the blocker here?