Aussies to gain faster access to breakthrough medicine

 15-Sep-16, China.org.cn

The Australian government has announced it will speed up the approval process for new medicines so that Australians can gain faster access to breakthrough drugs.

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Currently, many Australians are forced to wait up to two years longer than counterparts in other nations, but the new rules will allow drugs to be "fast-tracked" if they're approved by a similar overseas regulator such as the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Minister Sussan Ley said.

"What we need to do is accept the evidence that is being presented to those overseas regulators, bring that information to Australia, ensure our Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is happy and ultimately list those medicines earlier," she said.

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