DECISION. "That the products are not exclusively used for medical purposes (...) does not allow them to escape the definition of drug", considered the Administrative Court of Appeal of Stockholm, in a judgment rendered Thursday, March 5, 2015 consulted by AFP. "The pharmacological properties of the products are documented insofar as the active nicotine component can be used to treat tobacco addiction", she said.
Towards an authorization of the e-cigarette for reasons of public health?
The product remains banned in the country."Today, no electronic cigarette has been authorized and cannot be legally sold"Swedish Medicines Agency spokesman Martin Burman told AFP, who said he was satisfied with the judgment. "It is quite possible that we allow electronic cigarettes from a public health perspective", he added.
A company in southern Sweden was suing the health authority in hopes of overturning the ban on the sale of e-cigarettes containing nicotine if they weren't licensed as medicine. The company intends to take the case to the Swedish Supreme Court.
Source : sciencesetavenir.fr
