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 af…
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after pholcodine use.[19] The review concluded on 14 December 2022 with the recommendation that pholcodine be withdrawn from the EU market."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.
This reminds me of Maryanne Dimasi’s BMJ feature on health regulator funding. The TGA were the most compromised here with 96% funding from industry sources.
Goes back to the government introducing a user pays model for some regulatory agencies. The "sponsors" of "medicines" are supposed to pay "fees" to the regulator for the privilege of having their drug go through the approval process. In my view it is a system deliberately designed to foster very close relationships between corporations & governments, but it also does one more very important thing, it closes the door for natural therapies that don't have big money behind them.
UK Column has been reporting recently on banning of certain cough mixtures in UK. So yes, as usual, ATAGI is just following the "leader/s" and relying on them to do the research.
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.
Wow great pick up.
This reminds me of Maryanne Dimasi’s BMJ feature on health regulator funding. The TGA were the most compromised here with 96% funding from industry sources.
Fox in the hen house!
https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1538.full?ijkey=jPIowyCkUJwciSR&keytype=ref
Goes back to the government introducing a user pays model for some regulatory agencies. The "sponsors" of "medicines" are supposed to pay "fees" to the regulator for the privilege of having their drug go through the approval process. In my view it is a system deliberately designed to foster very close relationships between corporations & governments, but it also does one more very important thing, it closes the door for natural therapies that don't have big money behind them.
TGA is as bad as the FDA, both bought out by Big Pharma.
96% bought out!
UK Column has been reporting recently on banning of certain cough mixtures in UK. So yes, as usual, ATAGI is just following the "leader/s" and relying on them to do the research.