Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2017
Generic and biosimilar prescription medicines, 2016
13 June 2017 -The generic and biosimilar prescription medicines: TGA annual summary 2016 publication provides details of all generic and biosimilar prescription medicines registered in Australia in 2016.
The trade name, sponsor and active ingredient for each medicine reflects the information initially entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) (i.e. date registered).
In 2016, 114 submissions resulted in the registration of new generic medicines in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
These submissions involved 73 discrete active ingredients across a range of therapeutic areas.
