Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Report to Parliament on barriers to generic medicines
Report to Parliament on barriers to generic medicines entering the market through the inappropriate use of intellectual property rights over product information
This report comprehensively examines the barrier to generic market entry posed by the inappropriate use of copyright on product information. The report looks into legal action surrounding the issue, international approaches to the issue, and the recently passed amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 which will principally resolve the issue. The report also examines Product Information and the current regulatory practices of the TGA, including the policy rationale behind the Agency’s current practices.
Full Report: Report to Parliament on barriers to generic medicines entering the market through the inappropriate use of intellectual property rights over product information (PDF 76 KB)
Program/Initiatives
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Growth Hormone Program
- Remuneration and claims system for approved pharmacists and approved hospital authorities supplying under the Remote Aboriginal Health Program under section 100 of the National Health Act 1953 (the Act):
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