The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee or ADRAC was a subcommittee of the

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(ADEC) which monitored the safety of medicines in

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. ADRAC was replaced by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACSOM) in 2010. In 2017, the Advisory Committee on Medicines (ACM) was established, consolidating the functions of the Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines (ACPM), the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACSOM) and the Advisory Committee on Non-Prescription Medicines (ACNM). ADRAC evaluated reports from the Adverse Drug Reactions Unit (now a function of the Pharmacovigilance Branch) of the

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(TGA), which administers the

adverse drug reaction An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a harmful, unintended result caused by taking medication. ADRs may occur following a single dose or prolonged administration of a drug or result from the combination of two or more drugs. The meaning of this term ...

(ADR) reporting system in Australia, and makes recommendations regarding the medication including withdrawal of medications from the market. ADRAC also published the Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin (now Medicines Safety Update) to raise awareness of medication safety issues and ADR reports.

References

External links

ADRAC website

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