ACCM meeting #23, 27 November 2019

The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Complementary Medicines (ACCM).

The committee's advice and comment was sought on:

• The sufficiency and reliability of the evidence to support the registration of a probiotic complementary medicine, as well as whether the product is suitable to be a self-selected medicine without healthcare professional involvement.
• What constitutes adequate control of the composition, strength, stability and performance characteristics of a multi-strain probiotic product.

Members

Membership comprises of professionals with specific scientific, medical, clinical expertise as well as appropriate consumer health issues relating to complementary medicines.