Australia Says No To ‘Complex’ US-Style Suffixes For Biologicals
Executive Summary
Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration wants to avoid the complexity and potential confusion associated with the introduction of a suffix-based system for naming biological medicines. The TGA has instead decided to supplement its existing naming convention for biologicals with a strengthened framework for reporting adverse events.
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