The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Listed medicine ingredients and requirements for their use have been updated in the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 5) 2022 - external site, which commenced on 29 November 2022. This determination replaces the previous instrument, the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 4) 2022.
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A complete list of the 14 changed ingredients is below.
Changed ingredients
| Substance name | Change |
|---|---|
| Monomenthyl glutarate | Addition |
| 3-fucosyllactose | Addition |
| Shea butter ethyl esters | Addition |
| Hemp seed oil | Addition |
| Aminocaproic acid | Change |
| Bay oil | Change |
| Laurel leaf oil | Change |
| Sodium carbonate monohydrate | Change |
| Atropine sulfate monohydrate | Change |
| Curcuma xanthorrhiza | Change |
| Sodium carbonate | Change |
| Laurus nobilis | Change |
| Aminobenzoic acid | Removal |
| Amyl cinnamic alcohol | Removal |