Advertising medical devices
Australian medical devices guidelines
Guidance document number 8, Version 1.5
This guidance document is one of a series that has been produced to help explain the new regulatory system for medical devices in Australia that commenced on 4 October 2002. The new system has been established by the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 as amended by the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Bill 2002 and the Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002.
Advertisements for therapeutic goods, including devices, directed to consumers are required to comply with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, Part 2 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 and the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code.
Australian medical devices guidelines: 8. Advertising medical devices (pdf,36kb)