Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee
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The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee or ADRAC is a subcommittee of the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
(ADEC) which monitors the safety of medicines in Australia
. ADRAC evaluates reports from the Adverse Drug Reactions Unit of the Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA), which administers the adverse drug reaction
(ADR) reporting system in Australia, and may make recommendations regarding the medication including withdrawal of medications from the market. ADRAC also publishes the Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin to raise awareness of medication safety issues and ADR reports.
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee or ADEC, was a committee that provided independent scientific advice to the Australian Government regarding therapeutic drugs. The committee was originally formed in 1963 and more recently authorised under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 as part of the...
(ADEC) which monitors the safety of medicines in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. ADRAC evaluates reports from the Adverse Drug Reactions Unit of the Therapeutic Goods Administration
Therapeutic Goods Administration
The Therapeutic Goods Administration is the regulatory body for therapeutic goods in Australia . It is a Division of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing established under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 ...
(TGA), which administers the adverse drug reaction
Adverse drug reaction
An adverse drug reaction is an expression that describes harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage. ADRs may occur following a single dose or prolonged administration of a drug or result from the combination of two or more drugs...
(ADR) reporting system in Australia, and may make recommendations regarding the medication including withdrawal of medications from the market. ADRAC also publishes the Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin to raise awareness of medication safety issues and ADR reports.