Australia's medicine labels are becoming clearer

9 August 2016 - Medicine labels provide important information about a medicine. Labels must clearly identify a particular medicine and provide enough information to allow you to make safe and informed decisions.

The TGA is changing medicine labels to make important information about your medicine easier to find.

Labels will also include more information about any substances, such as allergens, that are contained in the medicine that could result in health problems in some people.

These new requirements to make Australian medicine labels clearer and more consistent will be introduced from 31 August 2016. A four year-transition period applies.

Read TGA news article

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