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Datos obtenidos:
2022.
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2026-05-26
In Ireland, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed. This includes the sale and purchase of NRT products without a prescription from general stores. NRT products are included on the country’s essential drugs list, and the government partially covers NRT cost. The estimated market size of NRT products in Ireland was 27.1 million € in 2019.
Promoción de productos
Referencias:
- Consumer Health: Euromonitor from trade sources/national statistics. Date Exported: 8/9/2019. (c) Euromonitor International 2019
Regulación
Referencias:
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-irl.pdf?sfvrsn=2c981716_3&download=true. Accessed: 8 December 2025.
Disponibilidad
Sí
1
2022
Sí
1
2022
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sí | 1A |
| 2022 | Sí | 1B |
Referencias:
- WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-irl.pdf?sfvrsn=2c981716_3&download=true. Accessed: 8 December 2025.
Sí
2
2019
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | muchas tiendas generales sin receta | 1A |
| 2022 | General store | 1B |
Referencias:
- WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-irl.pdf?sfvrsn=2c981716_3&download=true. Accessed: 8 December 2025.
Referencias:
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-irl.pdf?sfvrsn=2c981716_3&download=true. Accessed: 8 December 2025.
- WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
Apoyo formal
Sí NRT is on the country's essential drugs list.
1
A
2022
Referencias:
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-irl.pdf?sfvrsn=2c981716_3&download=true. Accessed: 8 December 2025.
Comentarios:
- NRT cost is partially covered by the government.
Publications
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