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About the ARTG Search Visualisation Tool
This document provides guidance on search options and conducting more complex searches on the ARTG
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Introduction
Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG)
The publicly accessible version of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods is the reference database of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). It provides information on therapeutic goods that can be supplied in Australia.
Please note: the ARTG is a record of the contents and classification details of therapeutic goods. It is not intended to provide guidance, advice or recommendations on those goods.
Purpose
This content provides guidance on search options on the ARTG.
ARTG Search Elements – Home Page
ARTG Search Home has below elements. Click image to zoom in.
- Top navigation (top-right corner)
- Navigation Pane (left-hand side of screen)
- Search field (middle part of screen with Search form)
- Search results - more options (top-right corner of search results)
- General information and links (bold texts in general information)
ARTG Home Search - Click image to zoon in
ARTG Search Home has below elements. Click image to zoom in.
- Top navigation (top-right corner)
- Navigation Pane (left-hand side of screen)
- Search field (middle part of screen with Search form)
- Search results - more options (top-right corner of search results)
- General information and links (bold texts in general information)
User guide break down
1. Top navigation
Glossary
Select ‘Glossary’ to view a list of definitions used in the ARTG. Terms are also listed on our Glossary of Terms.
Overlay page hint and tips
Click to see overlay page hint and tips
Refresh Page
Select ‘Refresh Page’ to remove all filtering that was previously selected.
2. Navigation Pane
The tabs on the left of the dashboard provide a quick link to other dashboard views. Select a tab to open that view. Click advanced search to use additional general search criteria. Select a product type tab for product specific search criteria.
3. Search field
This section helps you search ARTG entries by the “ARTG ID, Product Name, Good Name, Sponsor Name, Active Ingredient or Excipient”.
Select eraser icon to clear the search box.
4. Search results - More options
Hover above the top right of the Search Results table and select the first icon to filter the results.
Hover above the top right of the Search Results table and select the focus mode icon next to the ellipsis (…) to expand the table to full page view.
Hover above the top right of the Search Results table to display an ellipsis (…) that provides ‘More options’.
Select ‘Export data’ from the list to export the summary information contained in the Search Results to a CSV or Excel file. The full ARTG details can be exported by selecting each therapeutic type and exporting the full details. For the whole ARTG, that will require four exports, one for each therapeutic type.
5. Definitions on hover
Hover the bold texts to see the definitions.
Glossary of Terms
| Terms | Synonyms | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Product Information (PI) | Product Info | A document that provides health professionals with a summary of the scientific information relevant to the safe and effective use of a medicine |
| Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) | Consumer Info | A leaflet containing information about the safe and effective use of a medicine for the consumer that is supplied with the medicine |
| Conditions | A list of conditions that are imposed on a therapeutic good | |
| Biological | A product of animal or human tissue origin - See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary | |
| ARTG Status | Status | A term which describes the registration/listing status of therapeutic goods in relation to their inclusion, or otherwise, in the ARTG. |
| ARTG | the register | Acronym for Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods - See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary |
| Manufacturer | An organisation or individual that is involved in all or any part of the manufacturing process of a therapeutic good | |
| Good | ARTG Entry | An specific good and related details on the ARTG - See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary |
| Excipient ingredient | Any component of a finished dosage form other than an active ingredient (in some cases the distinction between an active ingredient and an excipient may not be clear cut, for example: sodium chloride used to adjust tonicity of an injection is an excipient) | |
| Status | ARTG Status | ARTG entries can be Active or Cancelled. Cancelled entries are not available in the search or public summary documents - See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary |
| Therapeutic Type | Classification of therapeutic good, based on level of evaluation required (for example, Medicine) | |
| Conditions (container) | Conditions that apply to the container used for supply | |
| Container | Container in which the therapeutic good is supplied | |
| Visual Identification | Description of the way the medicine is visually presented | |
| Standard Indications | Generic descriptions for therapeutic uses of the good | |
| Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) | Generic terms or descriptions used to identify medical devices with similar features | |
| Closure (container) | Information that describes the container’s closure, such as ‘child resistant’ | |
| Material (container) | Material used to make the container | |
| Class | Medical device and biological classification with regard to their intended purpose. This will take into account the level of invasiveness in the human body | |
| Complementary medicine | Products, often from traditional use, with therapeutic claims- See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary | |
| Strength | Dose | Quantity, or concentration, of an ingredient used in therapeutic good |
| Route of Administration | Route by which a therapeutic good is applied on or introduced into the body | |
| Black Triangle Scheme Flag | Specific kind of new entry on the register - Details in the Black Triangle Scheem page (https://www.tga.gov.au/black-triangle-scheme ) as well as in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary | |
| Temperature (container) | Temperature at which the therapeutic good should be kept | |
| Poisons Schedule | The classification of medicines that controls how they are made available to the public (e.g. S4, S8 etc) | |
| Product | The commercial presentation or marketed entity of therapeutic goods | |
| Effective date | The date on which the status of the product in relation to the therapeutic good became effective on the ARTG | |
| Start date | The date the therapeutic good started on the ARTG | |
| Sponsor | The individual or organisation located in Australia that is legally responsible for the therapeutic good in the Australian market | |
| Equivalents | The Ingredient name where the ingredient is a dry or fresh herb where the preparation is an extract or where a component of a substance is declared on the label or mandated due to regulatory requirements | |
| Active ingredient | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) | The ingredient with pharmacological affect - See details in the complete TGA Glossary https://www.tga.gov.au/acronyms-glossary |
| Good name | ARTG Name | The name of the ARTG entry – this is a combination of the sponsor name and product information, depending on the type of therapeutic good |
| Dosage Form | The pharmaceutical form in which a product is presented for therapeutic administration, e.g. tablet, cream (see TGA approved terminology for medicines) | |
| Approval area | The regulatory area within the TGA that evaluates and approves a therapeutic good for sale in the Australian market | |
| Pack size | The size of the goods in terms of the quantity contained in the container (e.g. volume in the multi-use container) and/or number of items in the primary/unit pack (e.g. number of tablets in a bottle) | |
| Specific Indications | The specific therapeutic uses of the good | |
| LifeTime (container) | Shelf Life | The time period during which a therapeutic good is expected to remain within the approved shelf life specification, provided it is stored under the conditions defined on the container label |
| Permitted Indications | Therapeutic use of the goods, selected from a list of indications that are permissible for use in Listed Medicine goods | |
| Product Category | Type of therapeutic good | |
| ARTG ID | AUST L / AUST R / AUST L(A) | Unique identifier for the ARTG entry |
| Warnings | Warnings that apply to the use of the therapeutic good |
Product types