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Antipodes's avatar

Wikipedia on pholcodine specifically mentions the TGA......

"Australian anaesthetists have requested a ban on pholcodine due to the high anaphylaxis rate in the country. However, the Therapeutic Goods Administration declined the request in January 2015, pending further reviews to follow."

It looks like the TGA did make their move only after.......

"In September 2022, the European Medicines Agency started reviewing its position[17] at the request of the French ANSM, which withdrew all pholcodine-containing medicines[18] after preliminary results from a local study showed an increased risk of anaphylaxis after pholcodine use.[19] The review concluded on 14 December 2022 with the recommendation that pholcodine be withdrawn from the EU market."

So the TGA drags their heals, does no real investigations, and omly acts after other people do the heavy lifting and show harm caused by a medication.

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Paul Della's avatar

Safe and effective is not one lie.

It’s two.

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