Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed in Japan including the sale and purchase of NRT products without a prescription from pharmacies. NRT products are included on the country’s essential drugs list, and the government partially covers NRT cost. The market size of NRT products in Japan was estimated to be 77.7 million € in 2019.
Promocja produktu
- Consumer Health: Euromonitor from trade sources/national statistics. Date Exported: 8/9/2019. (c) Euromonitor International 2019
Regulacje
- 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-jpn.pdf?sfvrsn=acd22c8a_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 December 2025.
Dostępność
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tak | 1A |
| 2022 | Tak | 1B |
- 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-jpn.pdf?sfvrsn=acd22c8a_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 December 2025.
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Apteka | 1A |
| 2022 | Apteka | 1B |
- 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-jpn.pdf?sfvrsn=acd22c8a_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 December 2025.
- 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-jpn.pdf?sfvrsn=acd22c8a_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 December 2025.
- WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
Formalne wsparcie
- 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-jpn.pdf?sfvrsn=acd22c8a_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 December 2025.
- NRT cost is partially covered by the government.
Publications
Dlaczego działania na rzecz redukcji szkód wywołanych paleniem tytoniu są tak potrzebne i czy istnieją dowody potwierdzające ich skuteczność?
Our latest Briefing Paper explains the importance of tobacco harm reduction as well as providing a range of country case studies demonstrating the power of safer nicotine products to bring down rates of smoking.
The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2024: Raport sytuacyjny
This Briefing Paper summarises The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2024: A Situation Report, which uses the latest evidence and new data projections to report on the current global THR situation and its potential to rapidly reduce the burden of disease and mortality associated with risky tobacco use.
Na czym polega redukcja szkód wywołanych paleniem tytoniu?
Tobacco harm reduction is a potentially life-saving intervention for millions of people across the world who use high-risk tobacco products, offering them the chance to switch to a range of safer nicotine products. Here, we provide a detailed introduction to the principles, history and evidence for this vital public health strategy.