Category Archives: Senate

Choice takes campaign to disallow the Permissible Indications Determination to Canberra

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

Katinka Day, Choice Campaigns and Policy Team Lead, delivers mock-ups of shonky products allowed by the TGA’s permissible indications determination to Senators, see: https://campaigns.choice.com.au/tga-fact-over-fiction/ https://ajp.com.au/news/choice-calls-out-supplement-claims/ http://www.medreach.com.au/?p=2594 by

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TGA Consultation: Draft therapeutic goods advertising code 2018 #1

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The TGA is seeking comments from interested parties on the proposed draft Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2018 (the Code) and associated guidance document. Comments should be submitted to the TGA by COB Friday 27 April. Typically, many suggestions to improve the … Continue reading →

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ABC RN Roundtable: New regulatory framework for complementary medicines called into question

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

  Presented by Hugh Riminton Producer Skye Docherty   Broadcast Sunday 18 February, 2018. Listen or download here. Hugh interviewed: Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary for the Federal Department of Health in charge of medicines’ regulation Dr Cameron Loy is … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017 passed by Senate

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

This Bill was passed this morning (15/02/2018) by the Senate with the Labor supporting a Government amendment to continue advertising pre-approval (in mainstream media) for 2 years with a review after 18 months. The Government and Labor did not support … Continue reading →

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More Publicity on the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

‘Softens hardness’: TGA under fire for health claim list that critics say endorses pseudoscience New list of permitted advertising lines for complementary medicine products does little to protect consumers ‘The Project’ (09/02/2018)  also had a hilarious segment on TGA traditional indication craziness. … Continue reading →

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Civil Society Hearing on Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill, ANU 24 Jan 2017

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) has tried to bypass the Senate Committee system on the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No.1) Bill by arguing that it was non-controversial! Which it certainly is not regarding its provisions for advertising and complementary … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill now sent to Senate

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

This is a win! The Department of Health, TGA and the Health Minister’s Office have been trying to bypass the Senate Committee system on this Bill arguing that it was non-controversial! Which it is not!         Fortunately, Greens … Continue reading →

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Concerns about the Exposure Draft of Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

See the paper: “Concerns about the Exposure Draft of Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017” See also submissions to TGA Consultations on “regulatory reform”     by

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Homeopathy industry urged to contemplate its ethics

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Dr Ken Harvey

From Australian Doctor, March 11, 2015 Health professionals offering homeopathic treatments should consider the ethics of their practice, says the lead author of an NHMRC review that has concluded there’s no robust evidence showing homeopathy works. Following two years’ work, the … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Pharmaceutical Transparency) Bill 2013 torpedoed

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Dr Ken Harvey

See: http://theconversation.com/pharma-payments-to-doctors-stay-behind-closed-doors-for-now-15279 by

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