Find information about a medicine

• Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG)

  28 November 2024

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  The ARTG is the public database of therapeutic goods that can be legally supplied in Australia. You can search the ARTG to find details of therapeutic goods approved for supply.

• Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)

  27 August 2020

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  The CMI is a leaflet that contains information on the safe and effective use of a prescription or specified over-the-counter medicine.

• Product Information (PI)

  16 February 2023

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  Product Information (PI) documents can be found by searching this website or by using the PI search database.

• About Australian Public Assessment Reports for prescription medicines (AusPARs)

  11 October 2021

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  An AusPAR provides information about the evaluation of a prescription medicine and the considerations that led the TGA to approve or not approve an application.

• Product safety

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  Report a problem or find information about safety, recalls and shortages.

• What's on my medicine label?

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  Important things you should look for on the medicine label.

• What ingredients are in my medicine?

  30 April 2020

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  Knowing how to find information about medicine ingredients can help you make better choices about your medicines.

• Medicine shortages: Information for consumers

  20 May 2020

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  The TGA publishes information about shortages of prescription medicines and some important over-the-counter medicines.

• Accessing medicines during a shortage

  16 August 2021

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  The TGA can approve the import and supply of a medicine that is not included in the ARTG under section 19A of the Act.

Ingredients

• Ingredients in therapeutic goods

  20 July 2021

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  Understand what ingredient requirements apply to your therapeutic good.

• What ingredients are in my medicine?

  30 April 2020

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  Knowing how to find information about medicine ingredients can help you make better choices about your medicines.

Prescribing medicines in pregnancy

• Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database

  3 April 2025

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  Search the prescribing medicines in pregnancy database.

• Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy

  28 March 2025

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  Understand the Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy.

• Therapeutic goods exempted from pregnancy categorisation

  4 May 2011

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  Understand classes of medicines that are exempted from pregnancy classification and database inclusion.

• Obstetric drug information services

  9 November 2016

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  Find obstetric drug information services available to health professionals and consumers.