Smoking cessation counselling should accompany every zefir vape™ script dispensed

Counselling patients on smoking cessation should complement a zefir vape™ script
- zefir vape™ can assist with smoking cessation and nicotine dependency when other nicotine replacement therapy options have been unsuccessful
- Counselling patients on smoking cessation strategies is an important aspect in the patients journey
- All patients should be provided with clear instructions on how to use vaping products safely

Ask patient’s key questions before prescribing or dispensing NVPs.
It is important to understand a patient’s medical and smoking or vaping history before prescribing or dispensing vaping products.Ask patient’s key questions.
- Do you have any medical conditions?
- Do you take any medications and what are they?
- Are you allergic to anything?
- How long have you been smoking?
- How many cigarettes do you smoke per day?
- Have you use vaping products before?
- How many vaping pod’s do you use per day?
- What strength did you use?
- Did you have any reactions to them?
- Are you taking any other nicotine replacement therapies?
- Have you tried quitting previously?
Always provide patients with the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) for the vaping product they are dispensed.
Go to the product Resource pageCounselling guide
- Rationale
- Vaping is not risk free but is a safer alternative to smoking
- Vaping delivers nicotine and replicates the smoking habit and sensations without most of the toxins from burning tobacco
- Vaping can be used as a short-term quitting aid or continued long term if it is preventing relapse to smoking
- Correct
use
- Use when there is an urge to smoke or to relieve withdrawal symptoms
- Take long, slow puffs, approximately 3-4 seconds each
- Take 10-12 puffs as though smoking a cigarette or a have a puff or two when needed
- Advice
- Coughing is common at first but usually settles over the first week
- The most common side effects are throat or mouth irritation, cough, headache and nausea. These reactions are usually mild and tend to settle over time
- Vape courteously around others and only where vaping is permitted
- Increase the nicotine concentration and/or puff frequency if you are experiencing urges to smoke
- Duration
of use
- Stop smoking as soon as possible
- Try to stop vaping within 3-6 months
- Nicotine
safety
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Product cannot be swallowed
- Avoid contact with eyes
- Avoid contact with skin
- Device
safety
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND AWAY FROM PETS
- Always ensure zefir vape™ is stored below 25 ̊C
- Do not place or store zefir vape™ in hot, humid or wet environments or near combustable or explosive materials
- Do not expose the device to heat, cold, dampness or direct sunlight
- Store zefir vape™ securely and separate from food and drink and other medical products