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An overview of tampons and menstrual cups

Information about how therapeutic goods move through the regulatory lifecycle from early product development to post-market.

If you're planning to bring a tampon or menstrual cup product to market in Australia, these are classified as ‘other therapeutic goods’, and this is your starting point.  
  

You must meet certain obligations to legally supply therapeutic goods in Australia. This section contains guidance and information specific to other therapeutic goods (OTG). You may also have to meet obligations that apply to all OTG and all products.

Definitions and classification

Understand how products are defined and classified.

  • What are 'therapeutic goods'?

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    Therapeutic goods can comprise a broad range of things, such as bandages, pregnancy testing kits, herbal remedies, tissue grafts and paracetamol.

Legislation, Acts and Orders

Review the laws and legal orders that regulate therapeutic goods.

Standards and requirements

Understand product obligations for safety, quality and efficacy.

Product types