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Medicines and biologicals labelling and packaging

Find information on labelling and packaging for medicines and biologicals. 

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Labels are intended to communicate information that is critical to the prescriber, dispenser and consumer for the quality use of medicines. If it is difficult to identify medicines, or to locate and understand critical safety information, then medication errors are more likely to occur.

The TGA introduced new labelling requirements for medicines supplied in Australia on 31 August 2016.

There is also a labelling standard for biologicals:

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