What is an AUST R number?
An AUST R or AUST L number on a medicine packet shows that the product is included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) . You can find these numbers printed on the outside packaging. An AUST R number will be on the packet of prescription only medicines and some over-the-counter products.
How do you reference TGA?
The Therapeutic Goods Administration. Australian regulatory guidelines for sunscreens (ARGS). [homepage on the internet] Australian Government; Available from: https://www.tga.gov.au/book/4-labelling-and-advertising.
What do the numbers on medicine mean?
The imprint code, when used in conjunction with the product’s size, shape, and color, permits the identification of the drug product, the active ingredient(s), strength, and the manufacturer or distributor of the product.
Do we have FDA in Australia?
Medications are typically submitted to either the FDA or the European equivalent, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), before they are submitted to the Australian equivalent known as the Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA).
Does Australia follow FDA?
By recognizing each other’s systems, the FDA and Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources have confidence that they can leverage each other’s science-based regulatory systems to help ensure food safety.
What is TGA in pharma?
Pharm (Pharmaceutics) The Therapeutic Goods Administration or TGA is the regulatory body for therapeutic goods in Australia. The TGA is responsible for conducting assessment and monitoring activities to ensure that therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard. Read more. Health & Medicine.
Is duromine TGA approved?
The products are sold by prescription, under the brand names Duromine and Metermine. iNova currently has the only TGA-approved phentermine products sold in Australia and has a share of about 70 per cent of sales of weight loss medications.
How do you check if a product is TGA approved?
You can search the ARTG for both medicines and medical devices. Enter your search term into the search box on the TGA website….Using the ARTG search function
- the product name.
- licence details.
- sponsor details.
- active ingredient names.
- the ARTG identifier number.
Does the FDA have anything to do with Australia?
Constituent Update. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed an arrangement with the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources recognizing each other’s food safety systems as comparable to each other.
What does an Artg number look like?
The ARTG number starts with ‘AUST’ and is followed by an ‘R’, ‘L’ or L(A). The ARTG number not only identifies the product, but is a guide to how much examination the product has received before going on sale, including whether we have assessed the medicine for efficacy.
What’s the difference between phentermine and duromine?
Duromine contains the active ingredient phentermine. Phentermine is combined with a resin which slowly releases the phentermine so the effect of Duromine lasts all day. Duromine is used to reduce body weight in obese or overweight patients.