The Therapeutic Goods
Administration has published a
clarification document detailing
the correct use of hyphens in
ingredient names.
Although the TGA approved
terminology for medicines (July
1999) document contains obsolete
entries, the rules remain current
and must be applied - in particular
rules relating to the use of hyphens
in approved names.
Where a hyphen does not include
a space on the sides - e.g. ‘cod-liver
oil’ - the lack of spaces indicates it
is part of the ingredient name and
should be retained on labels.
If there is a space on either side
- for example ‘starch - maize’ then
the hyphen is for “alphabetical
indexing purposes only” and
should not be retained when
the name is included on labels,
in Product Information or other
documentation.
For details see www.tga.gov.au.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 20 Jul 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 20 Jul 15
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