The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Therapeutic goods in Australia must use approved names in their formulations.
Medicines need to use approved names on labels as set out in standards for labels and packaging.
We have updated some medicine ingredient names used in Australia to align with names used internationally. There are requirements for the labelling of some updated medicine ingredient names.
Not all medicine ingredient names were changed. A list of the old and updated medicine ingredient names is available at our List of affected ingredients.
