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Professor John Horvath has reviewed the use of influenza vaccines in Australia and our system for reporting adverse events following vaccination.

Australian consumers and health professionals will have more ready access to generic medicines following the passage of legislation through the Senate today.

Therapeutic Goods Administration

The Australian community's access to authoritative information about the safety of medicines and medical devices will be greatly enhanced with the launch today of a revamped Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) website.

On 4 May 2011 the TGA is going to launch its new corporate website.

Australia's medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has today issued precautionary advice to doctors not to give patients a second dose of the vaccine Pneumovax 23 pending completion of an investigation into an increased rate of adverse events in people receiving the vaccine for the second time.

TGA is conducting a panel-led review to explore ways to improve transparency and public engagement in its regulatory work.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) officially launched a new organisational structure on 1 July 2010.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved an extension to the shelf life for Tamiflu (oseltamivir) from five to seven years, when stored below 25°C. This extension is effective from 1 May 2009.