The Therapeutic Goods
Administration has announced
that it will update the Australian
approved names of ingredients
used in medicines to better align
with international standards,
as part of its international
harmonisation plans.
There will be a four year transition
period for the changes which is
expected to commence in Apr 2016.
While some changes are minor
- such as changing a ‘y’ to an
‘i’ which won’t affect how the
ingredient name is pronounced,
others are more significant and in
these cases medicine labels will
be required to use both the old
and new ingredient names for an
additional three years after the end
of the transition period.
The full list of name changes can
be viewed at www.tga.gov.au.
MEANWHILE the TGA has also
issued a warning about some
“home based” beauty salons which
may be using imported Botox which
has not been approved for supply
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THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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