The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Introduction
This guidance applies to sponsors submitting applications to register a prescription medicine on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). It:
- identifies the European Union guidelines for stability testing that have been adopted by the TGA for testing the active substance and the drug product
- explains additional information that may be required to include in Module 3 of the Common Technical Document (CTD) to demonstrate stability of the medicines under Australian conditions.
The information requested in this guidance is to be included in the relevant CTD modules.
Contents
The guidance is divided into the following subsections:
Version history
| Version | Description of change | Author | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1.0 | Original publication | Office of Medicines Authorisation | 1/07/2013 |
| V1.1 | Shortened title and modified headings Replacement of section 14.4: modification of specific requirements for biological medicines Added hyperlinks to EU guidelines | Scientific Evaluation Branch; Laboratories Branch; Regulatory Guidance Team | March 2017 |