ANZTPA draws ever closer
November 30, 2012
WITHIN the current financial year
the TGA and Medsafe will deliver a
common recalls portal for
therapeutic products.
The news follows the second
meeting of the Australia New
Zealand Therapeutic Products
Agency (ANZTPA) Implementation
Ministerial Council this month.
Speaking in the wake of the
meeting Catherine King MP,
Parliamentary Secretary for Health
and Ageing said progress is
continuing, and includes the
commencement of joint working
groups to help progress
development of a common
regulatory framework for the
application, assessment and
approval of therapeutic products in
Australia and New Zealand.
Other programs expected to be
delivered by the end of the current
financial year include: a common
early warning system to inform the
public of potential safety issues
concerning therapeutic products; a
common streamlined, but rigorous
process to evaluate and assess the
safety, quality and efficacy of over
the counter medicines; as well as
an integrated capability to conduct
audits to assess good
manufacturing practice (GMP).
To this end, in early 2013, both
organisations will commence
sharing of GMP reports.
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