Tag Archives: Permitted Indications

Letter in ‘The Australian’ 16/02/2018 – A triple cash burner

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The revision of surgical procedures deemed “unnecessary, wasteful and risky” (“Health waste: spinal fusion added to list”, 14/2) is good news for the troubled health budget, but you must ask why this approach is so lamentably piecemeal, especially at the … Continue reading →

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Government machinations: Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

I have reported previously on the Senate inquiry on this Bill and the public forum held to discuss civil society concerns (which TGA staff were instructed not to attend). The report of the Government controlled Senate Committee recommended that the … Continue reading →

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TGA Consultation Submissions: Regulatory reform of complementary medicines and advertising

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

The regulatory framework for advertising therapeutic goods Reforms to the regulatory framework for complementary medicines – assessment pathways Options for the future regulation of “low-risk” products Draft List of Permitted Indications Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code See also: Australian patients vulnerable … Continue reading →

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