Updating medicine ingredient names International harmonisation Jolanta Samoc Project Manager, Scientific Evaluation Branch ARCS Express Learning 12 May 2016
Overview • Ingredient terminology • What are the changes? • Informing health professionals and consumers Updating medicine ingredient names 1
Ingredient terminology Australian Approved Names vs ingredient names used internationally The World Health Organization’s International Nonproprietary Names (INN) are the gold standard for medicine ingredient names Updating medicine ingredient names 2
What are the changes? Some changes are minor Spacing Spelling Hydration state amox y cillin cyanocobalamin(57Co) carbidopa anhydrous amox i cillin cyanocobalamin (57Co) carbidopa Updating medicine ingredient names 3
What are the changes? Some changes are more significant Dual labelling lignocaine amethocaine colaspase lidocaine (lignocaine) tetracaine asparaginase (amethocaine) (colaspase) Updating medicine ingredient names 4
Informing health professionals and consumers Further information Updating medicine ingredient names 5
Discussion and questions Updating medicine ingredient names 6
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