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Access to unregistered drugs in Australia
15 August 2017 - Drugs can usually only be prescribed for patients if they have been approved by the Therapeutic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2017
TGA to be one-stop shop for complaints
10 July 2017 - The TGA will be given full responsibility over advertising complaints for medicines and medical devices in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2017
TGA to improve the handling of advertising complaints
10 July 2017 - Australia’s therapeutic goods regulator is implementing new arrangements to simplify and improve the handling of complaints about ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Call for inquiry into medical devices
5 July 2017 - The medical device industry is facing calls for a royal commission as a class action over vaginal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2017
Cost recovery implementation statement 2017-18
4 July 2017 - This Cost Recovery Implementation Statement provides information on how the TGA implements cost recovery activities associated with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2017
Authorised prescribers
3 July 2017 - The Government accepted the Expert Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation recommendation to make changes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2017
Special Access Scheme
3 July 2017 - Introduction of category C pathway and new decision tool. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2017
J&J, Medtronic push back against TGA priority review proposal
21 June 2017 - Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic are pushing back against the Australian TGA’s proposed priority review pathway ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2017
The medicines and health products that failed Therapeutic Goods Association testing
26 June 2017 - Dodgy vitamins, contaminated medicines, a flu vaccine that didn't work, ineffective hospital disinfectant and unreliable pregnancy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2017
Orphan drug program reforms
26 June 2017 - The objective of the orphan drug program is to provide an incentive to sponsors to bring ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2017
Priority review pathway: prescription medicines
26 June 2017 - As part of the Government's response to the Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation (MMDR review), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2017
Accelerated assessment of medical devices - priority review pathway
19 June 2017 - The TGA sought comments from interested parties on the consultation paper for accelerated assessment of medical devices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2017
Cannabis rules loosened after Senate gangs up on government
13 June 2017 - Terminally ill patients will get faster access to medicinal marijuana and be able to import their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2017
Reform of the Orphan Drug Program - transition arrangements
1 May 2017 - The Orphan Drug Program provides an incentive for sponsors to bring medicines for a small population to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2017
Changes to pharmaceutical extension of term application procedures the latest front in the battle for savings in Australia’s health care budget
26 April 2017 - It’s no secret that the Australian Government is struggling to manage the cost of its health ...