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Information within this document can be easily found on the site, including forms to submit ingredient name applications. See: Ingredients in therapeutic goods.
Purpose
We develop and maintain approved terminology to ensure the accuracy and consistency of information on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).
Approved terminology provides a standardised format for identifying ingredients used in
therapeutic goods as part of:
- Applications to register or list a medicine on the ARTG
- Labels and packaging for medicines
- Product Information documents provided with medicines
- Consumer Medicine Information documents provided with medicines
- Other promotional material where use of approved terminology is required.
Guidance
This guidance is presented as a downloadable file because of its length.
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Page history
Clarifying definition of Approved Herbal Name to include algae, yeast or fungi.
Title of document changed to TGA Approved Terminology for Therapeutic Goods
Addition of new information about:
- approved cell and tissue names information - part 5
- what is approved terminology - part 1
- where to find approved terminology and how to search the Ingredients Table and Code Tables - Appendix 3
Clarification to reflect current processes regarding:
- Herbal Component Names (HCNs)
- Legal basis for using approved terminology
- Herbal naming references
Removal of information found in other documents, including some medicine labelling guidance.
Minor formatting and structural changes.
Corrections to minor errors.
Updated.
Original publication.
Clarifying definition of Approved Herbal Name to include algae, yeast or fungi.
Title of document changed to TGA Approved Terminology for Therapeutic Goods
Addition of new information about:
- approved cell and tissue names information - part 5
- what is approved terminology - part 1
- where to find approved terminology and how to search the Ingredients Table and Code Tables - Appendix 3
Clarification to reflect current processes regarding:
- Herbal Component Names (HCNs)
- Legal basis for using approved terminology
- Herbal naming references
Removal of information found in other documents, including some medicine labelling guidance.
Minor formatting and structural changes.
Corrections to minor errors.
Updated.
Original publication.