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Pharmacists call for national nicotine replacement tracking system

Natasha Jojoa Burling

Natasha Jojoa Burling

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A man managed to get 2568 Habitrol lozenges in 50 days from seven Bay of Plenty pharmacies [Image - New Zealand Doctor]

With smoking rates declining, some pharmacies are seeing individual patients buying up large quantities of the smoking cessation product Habitrol. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

He gave us a funny vibe, which is why we looked into it Some Tauranga pharmacies say a few people are going from pharmacy to pharmacy getting lar, Melissa Goldie-Anderson, Tauranga pharmacist Melissa Goldie-Anderson says people aren’t happy when told they can’t have more Habitrol [Image: Supplied]