Category Archives: Senate

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

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 →

  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 →

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 →

‘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 →

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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