Unapproved therapeutic goods

• Access unapproved products (consumers)

  You can access unapproved therapeutic goods that are not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) in limited circumstances. You must speak to a health practitioner first.

• Prescribe an unapproved therapeutic good (health practitioners)

  You can access unapproved goods through the Special Access Scheme or as an Authorised Prescriber

• Supply an unapproved therapeutic good (sponsors)

  Find out the requirements to supply unapproved therapeutic goods in Australia, including through the Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber scheme.

• SAS and AP Online System Information

  Use the SAS and AP Online System to apply to access unapproved therapeutic goods through the Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber scheme.
  
  

• Clinical trials

  Clinical trials involving therapeutic goods may be conducted in Australia under 2 schemes.

• Personal Importation Scheme

  Individuals can legally import most therapeutic goods for personal use under the Personal Importation Scheme.

Medicinal cannabis, vaping goods, MDMA and psilocybin

• Medicinal cannabis hub

  Information about access pathways for medicinal cannabis products.

• Vaping hub

  Find out how we define and regulate vapes in Australia.

• MDMA and psilocybine hub

  Authorised psychiatrists can prescribe MDMA and psilocybine for specific mental health conditions from 1 July 2023.