GMiA welcomes TGA blueprint for reform

11 December 2011

Australia’s Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) says it welcomes the release last week of “A blueprint for TGA's future,” by the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King. This report, which was criticized by the branded medicines sector (The Pharma Letter December 8), is the government’s response to several major reviews of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that have occurred over the last 18 months.

Kate Lynch, chief executive of the GMiA, said: “The various reviews have benefited from strong stakeholder consultation and GMiA endorses the commitment by government expressed in the TGA blueprint to continue with stakeholder consultation during the implementation of the agreed recommendations.”

Members of GMiA strongly support the government’s initiatives:

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