Tag Archives: Therapeutic Goods Administration

Where does the TGA stand on Pfizer campaign?

October 13, 2009 – 9:04 pm

As mentioned recently, Pfizer is hitting the consumer and medical media in the interests of its combination heart pill, Caduet.
Regular readers may remember that earlier this year Michele Kosky, executive director of the Health Consumers’ Council in WA, asked the TGA and Medicines Australia to investigate whether the consumer advertisement breaches the ban on direct-to-consumer [...]

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TGA faces some questions over Sigma cruise

July 8, 2009 – 5:54 pm

Sue Dunlevy did this story about Sigma, a generic drug manufacturer, wanting to take GPs and pharmacists on a luxury cruise visiting Italy, Malta, Corsica and Monte Carlo.  Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett is billed as the keynote speaker at the conference advertised in the Australian Doctor magazine. The story was also picked up here.
Dr [...]

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Some questions for Pfizer… and a prize for someone

April 22, 2009 – 9:49 am

On Friday, April 17, a Pfizer advertisement told readers of the West Australian newspaper: “If you are taking multiple medicines for conditions such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, there are combination options that can reduce the number of tablets you take. And the amount of money you pay.”
The advertisement had a section for [...]

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