IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Good Conversion Practices For PMI's Smoke-free Products 

PMI offers a variety of quality, scientifically substantiated smoke-free products that are much better choices than continued smoking. Our vision is that our smoke-free products will one day replace cigarettes.

1. Cigarette smoking causes serious diseases and is addictive. Without question, the best decision any smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
2. Minors should not use tobacco and nicotine in any form.
3. PMI’s smoke-free products are for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke or use other nicotine products.
4. We do not offer PMI’s smoke-free products to people who have never used tobacco or nicotine products or who have quit using tobacco and nicotine products. PMI’s smoke-free products are not alternatives to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
5. PMI’s smoke-free products are not risk free and contain nicotine, which is addictive. Switching to smoke-free product is, however, a better choice than continuing to smoke.
6. We support our adult smoke-free product users in their journey to full conversion through education and guidance. 
7. For consumers to experience the benefits of smoke-free products, they must switch completely and abandon smoking permanently. 
8. We inform consumers of all relevant safety information about PMI’s smoke-free products.

 

SAFETY WARNINGS & INSTRUCTIONS

Tobacco and Nicotine

• SMARTCORE^TM sticks and HEETS^TM sticks used with IQOS^TM devices contain nicotine, which is addictive.
• IQOS, SMARTCORE^TM and HEETS^TM are not risk-free. The best way to reduce tobacco- and nicotine-related health risks is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
• Some users of nicotine-containing products may experience abdominal pain, chest pain, choking sensation, cough, difficulty breathing, dizziness, dry mouth, dry throat, gingivitis, headache, malaise, nasal stuffiness, nausea, mouth irritation, palpitations, throat irritation, and vomiting.
• Nicotine-containing products should not be used by people who have or are at risk of heart disease, are diabetic, are epileptic, or are experiencing seizures.
• Nicotine-containing products should not be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.  If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or think you may be pregnant, you should quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
• Stopping smoking or switching to IQOS and SMARTCORE^TM sticks or HEETS^TM sticks or other nicotine-containing products may require the adjustment of the dosing of certain medicines (e.g. theophylline, clozapine, ropinirole). 
• If you have questions about whether you should use IQOS and SMARTCORE^TM sticks or HEETS^TM sticks given an existing health condition, consult a health care professional.

 

Use of SMARTCORE STICKS™ and HEETS™ sticks

• Only use IQOS ILUMA devices with SMARTCORE^TM sticks.
• Only use: IQOS ORIGINALS^TM, IQOS 3 DUO^TM or earlier generation devices with HEETS^TM sticks.
• Do not modify SMARTCORE^TM  sticks or HEETS^TM sticks in any way or add any substance to SMARTCORE^TM sticks or HEETS^TM sticks.  Doing so may result in injury.

 

Prior to use of a product, users should read the full Safety Warnings & Instructions, which contain important safety information about the use of the product.

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS ILUMA PRIME

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS ILUMA

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS ILUMA ONE

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS 3

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS 3 Multi

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS 3 DUO

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS ORIGINALS DUO

Safety Warnings & Instructions for IQOS ORIGINALS ONE
 

 

BATTERY DEGRADATION

IQOS devices, including holders, contain a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery in the devices is a consumable component that degrades with usage and age. This is a natural process common to all rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. As the battery ages, the active ingredients inside the battery become less capable of retaining energy, resulting in a permament decrease in maximum battery capacity and usable energy. In addition, the active ingredients become less effective in delivering energy, resulting in a decrease of the battery's ability to provide sufficient power for electronic device components to operate. As a result, where relevant, the duration of experience may appear to be shorter, the number of puffs or experiences with one full charge may appear to be fewer, or the second consecutive use might be shorter or missing. 

The battery is a chemical system that requires certain temperature ranges during charge and discharge to work optimally and minimize battery capacity degradation over its lifetime. Although your device has a specific operating range within which the device will function, operating at the extreme ends of this range will degrade your battery faster. Your device comes with customized software to control the charging parameters in order to maximize the life of your device. These algorithms can support the longevity of your battery life, but they can still never fully mitigate the normal aging mechanisms of lithium batteries. High and low temperature operation of your device will accelerate the natural degradation of your battery. Even if you do not use your device the batteries contain chemical systems which can still degrade over time. In order to slow the battery degradation process, we recommend charging your device within the recommended temperature zone, not keeping it discharged for long periods of time and using the charging cables and power adaptors that come together with the device as per the user guides. 

 

Please read more on important information in FAQ here.

 

You will find consumer communication around the website that come from the following sources:

Studies* show that the tobacco experience of those who switched completely to IQOS is comparable to those who continued to smoke cigarettes.

* Source: 3-month clinical studies conducted in US and Japan with 160 adult smokers each under real conditions (ambulatory).

 

Smokers who have switched to IQOS say that there is less unpleasant feeling and aftertaste left in their mouth compared to after finishing smoking a cigarette*.

* Source: Online survey conducted by third-party research agencies in 2015, 2016 and 2017 among 3,344 IQOS users in Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.

 

IQOS emits 95% less harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.* 

* "95% less" represents the average reductions in levels of a range of harmful chemicals (excluding nicotine) compared to the smoke of a reference cigarette. 

 

IQOS emits significantly lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.*

*Source: Average reductions in levels of a range of harmful chemicals (excluding nicotine) compared to the smoke of a reference cigarette. 

 

CIGARETTES PRODUCE TAR - IQOS DOESN'T

Burning a cigarette generates smoke and tar. This is not the case when tobacco is heated with IQOS. Why? IQOS heats tobacco instead of burning it. It generates a tobacco vapor that is fundamentally different from cigarette smoke and which contains significantly less harmfull chemicals.* 

* Average reductions in levels of a range of harmful chemicals (excluding nicotine) compared to cigarette smoke. 

 

Nearly 13.5 million adult smokers have stopped burning tobacco and started heating it with IQOS.*

* Source: PMI Financials or estimates (excluding Russia and Ukraine), IQOS user panels and PMI Market Research. Status as of OCTOBER 2022. *IQOS users for whom HeatSticks represent at least 5% of their daily tobacco consumption over the past 7 days. **IQOS users who have completely quit cigarettes and for whom PMI HeatSticks represent at least 70% of their past 7-day heated tobacco consumption. 

 

The majority of adult smokers who switch to IQOS completely quit cigarettes.*

*Source: PMI Financials or estimates, IQOS user panels and PMI Market Research