THE TGA is reminding businesses and media that it is illegal to advertise prescription-only medicines, including weight loss drugs, to the public.
Such advertisements can undermine health practitioners' advice and create inappropriate demand for medicines.
The Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 applies to anyone publishing information about therapeutic goods.
Media platforms must ensure their content does not promote these products directly or indirectly.
In the last six months, the TGA has issued over 70 infringement notices, totalling over $1 million, to 19 entities for unlawful advertising.
This includes more than $300,000 related to weight-loss medicines and three notices to a mainstream media outlet (PD 10 Jul).
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