Published: 6 December 2019

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Report vaping side effects

Prescriber Update 40(4): 92
December 2019

There has been some recent media coverage of vaping causing harm, including serious lung illness and deaths reported in the United States¹ and elsewhere. The Ministry of Health continues to monitor new research and developments. To date, there are no signs of similar concerns in New Zealand.

To help monitor vaping safety in New Zealand, the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM) has developed an online vaping reporting form. Anyone who suspects that a vaping product has caused harm can report it to CARM.

As with adverse drug reaction reports made to CARM, all vaping reports are confidential. Any information that is shared with government departments to monitor vaping safety will be anonymised.

For more information about vaping, see Vaping Facts.

Reference

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2019. Outbreak of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, products. URL: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html (accessed 8 November 2019).