Number of Medicinal cannabis Prescriptions and Prescribers in Australia
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Number of Medicinal cannabis Prescriptions and Prescribers in Australia

What is the current number of medicinal cannabis prescriptions in Australia so far? In just a few years, the number of medicinal cannabis prescriptions through the Special Access Scheme B (SAS-B) has grown substantially. It still represents a small percentage of the overall Australian population who state they rely on cannabis for medicinal purposes. Only…

Technical writing is a science, not an art
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Technical writing is a science, not an art

Technical writing, in the context of the therapeutic goods industry, applies to those documents which instruct, define or report on regulated manufacturing activities; that is Standard Operating Procedures, forms, validation reports, and Design History Files, to name so very few and which are also referred to as “controlled documents”. So that these documents can be…

Faecal Microbiota Transplants – How are Products Regulated?
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Faecal Microbiota Transplants – How are Products Regulated?

Faecal microbiota transplants are quickly gaining popularity around the world. If you have heard of FMT, chances are either you are not particularly squeamish or you have had enough time to digest the concept, pun intended. To put it mildly, FMT is used to repopulate the bacterial microenvironment in a recipient’s bowel with healthy microorganisms….

Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (URPTG) V2.3, Updated June 2022
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Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (URPTG) V2.3, Updated June 2022

The TGA recently announced an update to the Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (URPTG) has been implemented, taking effect on 30 June 2022. The URTPG: instructs sponsors about how to efficiently and effectively remove marketed therapeutic products that pose a potential risk to users from the distribution chain outlines a consistent approach for undertaking…