THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has posted a note of thanks to all respondents who provided submissions to the consultation 'Management and communication of medicines shortages'.
A total of 50 submisiosn were received from all sources:
2 were from government bodies
18 were from industry suppliers/sponsors/manufacturers
5 were from industry organisation
16 were from health professionals, medical institutions or health professional bodies
9 were from consumers or consumer organisations.
All submissions that gave permission to be published on the TGA website are now available at tga.gov.au.
Virtually all stakeholders supported the need for better management and timely communication of medicine shortages, the TGA said.
Other stakeholder responses are summarised on the TGA website along with some detail around the determinations by the regulatory body for future direction.
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