Vape consumers are not going to their local pharmacies to buy their nicotine hit. 

As of 1 October, the only legal way for consumers to buy vapes is through a pharmacy.

Emma Robinson, owner of the Gilgandra Pharmacy said no one has come in so far to ask her or her team for a vape. 

She also has doubts about handing out vapes to customers. 

"Our concern is that there is not any evidence available to say that vapes help people quit smoking," Ms Robinson said.

"Standard therapy nicotine replacement and prescribed medications show good, strong evidence they help people quit."

"It puts us in a tricky situation because we want to help our customers quit."

Since the big rush on vapes did not happen, Ms Robinson said they have not yet ordered any vapes to supply customers. 

"I guess this means people are getting their vapes elsewhere."

The Gilgandra Pharmacy says vape consumers are not coming to them.

A survey conducted by Dr Colin Mendelsohn among 305 pharmacies across the nation revealed that 99 percent of pharmacies did not have vapes. 

Dr Mendelsohn has decades of experience with smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction including through the use of vapes. 

The feedback he got from pharmacies while conducting his survey showed pharmacists wanted no part in the legislation changes. 

"Pharmacists were saying, 'We weren't consulted on this. We don't understand vapes. You're asking us to do a lot more work for no remuneration.'"

"Even for the one percent of pharmacies who stock these products, they can't advertise them, so the customers aren't able to find them," Dr Mendelsohn said. 

The feedback Dr Mendelsohn got from vape consumers included that the consultation required before buying a vape was a turn-off for many. 

"People contacted me and said, 'I'm not going through this process. That is absurd.'"

Banning vapes will only drive consumers to the unregulated black market where vapes with high nicotine content and harmful additives are widespread.

Between 1 April and 30 June, NSW health officers seized 66,802 vape products across the state. 

"We allow other outlets to sell alcohol and cigarettes but we don't trust them to sell vapes," Dr Mendelsohn said. 

According to him, pharmacies should not be the ones tasked with selling vapes. 

"You should be able to go to a licensed retail outlet. We should have regulated products because we can't trust the black market to supply safe products."