Australia’s Therapeutic Goods

Australia s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has perhaps one of the most progressive and comprehensive regulatory systems in the world. Under the Therapeutic Goods Act, the TGA regulates prescription medicines, OTC... 

Australia s Therapeutic Goods Administration website, http //www.tga.gov.au/ [accessed July 29,2007]. 

Australia s Therapeutic Goods Administration initiated a voluntary recall of all complementary medicines containing kava after the death of a woman who used a medicine containing kava (13). Sponsors and retailers were asked to remove all products containing kava from the market immediately. Consumers were advised to discard kava-containing products in their possession. 

General Clinical trials of products approved for registration are not covered by the above categories and are considered to be subject to the Therapeutic Goods Administration s Guidelines for Good Clinical Research Practice (GCRP) in Australia.55... 

In Australia, the most commonly utilized and accessible information sources about prescription drugs are based on a drug s Product Information, the document approved by Australia s drug regulation authority, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 

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