Health professional information and resources

Access product information and safety updates to support your practice.

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Find information and resources to:

prescribe and dispense unapproved products
stay informed of medicine shortages and safety updates
get product information and educational resources
search our databases for product information
report side effects and problems with products.

Importing, supplying and advertising

Get information about the lawful import, supply and advertising of therapeutic goods.

Importing and supplying therapeutic goods in Australia (health professionals)

Information for healthcare practitioners to aid their understanding of the rules surrounding importation of therapeutic goods
Access an unapproved therapeutic good (health practitioners)

You can access unapproved therapeutic goods in certain circumstances. Find out who can apply, what you can access and what to do before you apply.
Advertising a health service

Guidance on advertising services that involve therapeutic goods.

Prescribing and dispensing

Get prescribing and dispensing information for product such as vapes, MDMA or medicinal cannabis.

Vapes: information for prescribers

Learn about the regulatory framework for prescribing therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation or the management of nicotine dependence.
Vapes: information for pharmacists

Learn about how vapes for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence are regulated, and the requirements for dispensing and supplying vapes.
Medicinal cannabis information for health professionals

Clinical guidance and information about access pathways for medicinal cannabis.
Prescribe MDMA or psilocybine (psychiatrists)

Clinical resources and guidance on accessing MDMA and psilocybine under the Authorised Prescriber scheme.
Dispense or compound MDMA and psilocybine (pharmacists)

Information for pharmacists on dispensing, supplying and compounding MDMA and psilocybine.

Product shortages and safety

Stay up to date with product shortages, safety updates and alerts.

Medicine shortages information for health professionals

General medicine shortage information and what to do if your patient’s medicine is in shortage.
Safety updates

Refer to our articles for health professionals about health products and emerging safety issues.
Alerts

See and search our full list of safety and medicine shortage alerts and market actions (including recalls, product alerts and product corrections).

Product Information and educational resources

Access Product Information and resources to help you stay informed and discuss products with your patients.

Product Information (PI)

Product Information (PI) documents can be found by searching this website or by using the PI search database.
Personal protective equipment for health professionals

Information to help healthcare organisations update their operating procedures.
Prescription opioids information for health professionals

Understand the impact of the regulatory changes, and how to implement best practice opioid prescribing for people living with pain while ensuring adequate pain management.
Breast implant associated cancer information for health professionals

Information about breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) for health professionals.
COVID-19 testing in Australia information for health professionals

Find information on the different types of COVID-19 tests and how we assess them and monitor their performance.
Metal-on-metal hip replacement implant for health professionals

Overseas advice for general practitioners, orthopaedic surgeons and other health professionals on metal-on-metal hip replacement implants.
Codeine education resources for health professionals

Resources for pharmacists, general practitioners and other health professionals on codeine.
Resources for health professionals about transvaginal surgical mesh

For health professionals. Links to fact sheets and other resources about urogynaecological (transvaginal) surgical mesh.
Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy

Understand the Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy.
General information and education for health professionals

The pages linked below contain information for health professionals. It is not presented as medical advice to health professionals or the public.
Unique Device Identification for healthcare providers

Learn about how Unique Device Identification (UDI) can be used in healthcare settings.

Search for a product

Search for an approved product in our Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

Explore our prescription medicine decision summaries to understand why we approved, or did not approve, registration for a new medicine in the ARTG.

Find out about adverse events notifications and approvals for product shortages.

Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG)

Search our database of therapeutic goods that can be supplied in Australia.
Australian prescription medicine decision summaries

Use this database to find Australian prescription medicine decision summaries.
Database of Adverse Event Notifications (DAEN)

All adverse events reported to us are added to this searchable database.
Search the Section 19A approvals database

Search approvals to import and supply medicines not in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) to address medicine shortages.

Report a product

Report product issues including side effects, defects, illegal imports and non-compliant advertising.

Reporting adverse events for health professionals

How to report an adverse event or problem related to a medicine, vaccine or medical device as a health professional.
Report a medicine or vaccine defect

Use this form to report defects that you think have arisen during manufacture, storage or handling of a medicine or vaccine.
Report a perceived breach or questionable practices

Use this form to report a perceived breach of the Therapeutic Goods Act, counterfeit products or questionable practices in relation to therapeutic products.
Report non-compliant advertising

Use this portal to report a non-compliant advertisement for a medicine, medical device or any other type of therapeutic good.

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