Applying the Population Health Standard to the Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.

ABSTRACT: Regulatory authorities have devoted increasing attention and resources to a range of issues surrounding the regulation of novel nicotine and tobacco products. This review highlights the inherent complexity of evaluating prospective policies that pertain to products that heat solutions containing nicotine, but not tobacco leaf, sometimes referred to as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is compelled to incorporate a set of public health criteria in their decision making, collectively referred to as the Population Health Standard. Adherence to this standard is necessary to estimate the impact of prospective ENDS policy decisions on net population harm associated with nontherapeutic nicotine products. For policies that are expected to decrea

SUBMITTER: Cahn Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8095236 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature