Therapeutic Goods Administration - new website

On 4 May 2011, the TGA launched its new corporate website at http://www.tga.gov.au. The new website has been designed to improve the experience of visitors to the website, and to promote openness and transparency of TGA activities.

The TGA website receives on average 200,000 unique visitors every month, and is an important resource for all those interested in the regulation of therapeutic goods in Australia.

The new website is designed to target information to each audience group:

• Consumers
• Health professionals
• Industry

You will notice prominent links from the home page to:

• Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
• New updates to the website
• eBusiness Services
• Publication lists
• Forms lists

New features of the website include:

• A 'Featured' section to promote current activities and important information
• A Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database for use by health professionals

In order to assist regular visitors to the site manage the change, we have created the following information sheets to help users locate their regularly used pages and favourites:

• Quick navigation guide
• Question & answer fact sheet

Work on improving the TGA website is ongoing; use of the search engine will be monitored, and then optimised to meet user requirements, we will continue to revise and update content and establish more online communications services to meet the needs of our stakeholders.

Navigation guide - where to find information that was on the TGA homepage on the new TGA website

Old TGA website	New category	New URL
	Safety information	http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/index.htm
	Alerts	http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts.htm
	Product recalls	http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/recalls.htm
	Reporting problems	http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/problem.htm
	About the TGA	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/index.htm
	Who we are & what we do	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/tga-who-we-are.htm
	TGA basics	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/tga.htm
	Contact the TGA	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/contact.htm
	Employment & job vacancies	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/employ.htm
	International	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/international.htm
	Consumers	http://www.tga.gov.au/consumers/index.htm
	Health professionals	http://www.tga.gov.au/hp/index.htm
	Manufacturing therapeutic goods	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/manuf.htm
	Industry	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/index.htm
	For travellers & visitors	http://www.tga.gov.au/consumers/travellers.htm
	Import & export	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/import-export.htm
	Media releases & statements	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/media.htm
	Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/artg.htm
	Search the ARTG - external site	https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/home.nsf/GHPR?Open&... - external site
	Consumer Medicine Information	http://www.tga.gov.au/consumers/information-medici...
	Product Information	http://www.tga.gov.au/hp/information-medicines-pi.htm
	Medical devices & IVDs	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/devices.htm
	Complementary medicines	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/cm.htm
	Over-the-counter medicines	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/otc.htm
	Prescription medicines	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/pm.htm
	Streamlined submission process	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/pm-ssp.htm
	Blood, tissues & biologicals	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/btb.htm
	Other therapeutic goods	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/otg.htm
	Advertising therapeutic goods	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/advertising.htm
	Clinical trials	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/clinical-trials.htm
	Committees	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/committees.htm
	Cosmetics	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/cosmetics.htm
	eBusiness services	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/ebs.htm
	Fees & payments	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/fees.htm
	Labelling & packaging	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/labelling.htm
	Legislation & legislative instruments	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/legislation.htm
	Regulatory reforms	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/tga-reforms.htm
	Scheduling of medicines & poisons	http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/scheduling.htm
	News room	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/index.htm
	Latest news & updates	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/news-latest.htm
	Media releases & statements	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/media.htm
	Subscribe to updates	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/subscribe.htm
	Events, training & presentations	http://www.tga.gov.au/about/events.htm
	Consultations & reviews	http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/consult.htm

A fully searchable list of URLs will be published on the TGA website Wednesday 27 April 2011. This list is a high level overview of the new site.

Question & answer fact sheet

Why have you relaunched the TGA website?

What's changed?

I have many of your links bookmarked as favourites. What would happen if I click on these links now?

Was the redeveloped website tested?

The publications and forms all look different. Have they been changed?

The majority of our publications and forms have just been moved into a new format so they can be accessible to people with disabilities. Check the version history on the third page of the publications to see if the publication has been updated.

What are the 'basics' pages?

What information is listed on the 'News' page?

Any content which has been published or substantially updated will be listed on a daily basis on the News page.

What information will be in the 'Featured' area on the homepage?

The 'Featured' area will be used to highlight important information and the activities of the TGA, such as safety information or current consultations. After the redeveloped website has been operating for a few weeks, this area will provide a new 'Featured' page every time you refresh your screen.

What is the TGA website archive?

Because many of the older documents published by the TGA have historical value, a new section of the website, the TGA website archive, has been set up. It is provided to assist with research and may contain references to activities or policies that have no current application.

What other improvements are planned?

The TGA will continue to work on improving the website by upgrading the search engine, continuing to revise and update content and setting up more email subscription services.

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