TGA clarifies cancellations
October 31, 2012
THE Therapeutic Goods
Administration has issued a list of
questions and answers relating to
the selling and advertising of
cancelled listed medicines.
In particular, it deals with the
thorny issue of what pharmacies
are permitted to do with stock of
cancelled items, and confirms that
“depending on the circumstances,
product that was available for retail
supply at the time of cancellation
may continue to be sold”.
The TGA said that while it’s an
offence for a sponsor to import,
export, manufacture or supply a product that is a therapeutic good
in Australia unless it’s listed or
registered on the ARTG, the
regulations don’t apply to retailers
as long as they are not a sponsor or
wholesale supplier of the products
in question.
However the TGA pointed out
that it “may also be an offence
under State law to supply
therapeutic goods that are not
included on the ARTG”.
It also warned that it’s an offence
to publish or broadcast
advertisements about therapeutic
goods that are not included in the
register of therapeutic goods.
Interestingly, in terms of notifying
retail outlets, including pharmacies,
selling cancelled products, the TGA
said that it’s “now publishing
information about the cancellations
of listed complementary medicines
on its website”.
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