TGA info wanted
February 12, 2014
The Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) has released
market research which found
consumers did not feel they
received information needed.
The quantitative research
report, involving surveys last year
of 759 consumers, 100 health
professionals including pharmacists
and 125 industry participants,
found that less than 40% of
consumers felt they received the
information needed on regulation
of therapeutic goods and their
safety, compared with about 70% of
health professionals and industry.
Awareness of goods was high for
health professionals and industry.
While 94% of health professionals
had heard of the TGA, only 27%
said their overall knowledge was
good or excellent, with allied
and complementary health
professionals most likely to say
theirs was poor or very poor.
A cause for concern was the
high levels of belief among health
professionals that the TGA also
provided clinical advice (52) and
regulated food or chemicals (48),
the TGA said.
The highest levels of awareness
for consumers were around recalls
and safety alerts, probably due to
higher levels of media attention.
To read the report, CLICK HERE.
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