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This paper was released in April 2000 for comment. It remains on this website as a historical reference.
Discussion paper on possible reforms to the regulation of the labelling of medicines in Australia.
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Labelling project 99/00 Effective by design (pdf,503kb)
Contents Effective by design
- Summary
- Introduction
- Why is there a need for change?
- Proposals
- Issues and concepts
- Contributors
- Appendix 1 Current regulation of the labelling of medicines
- Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (extracts)
- Appendix 2 Other relevant reviews
- Appendix 3 State and Territory regulation of the labelling of medicines
- Appendix 4 Stakeholder perspectives
- Appendix 5 Federal Register OTC medicines labelling
- Appendix 6 References