title: Banning tobacco sales in Massachusetts' pharmacies.
abstract: Bans on the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies allow pharmacies to provide health information and services without the conflict of interest posed by concurrent tobacco sales. As health care providers, pharmacies are trusted sources of information for patients. The existence of tobacco products in pharmacies is contrary to their mission as a health care entity. By May 2012, a full 27 Massachusetts municipalities had banned the sale of tobacco products in health care institutions, including pharmacies. These bans covered 30% of the state's population.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Public Health Council, Concord, USA.
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.forename: Patricia P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Henley
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008404:Massachusetts; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology*; D062789:Tobacco Products