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{{Use Australian English, date=October 2016 The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee or ADEC, was a
committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...
that provided independent scientific advice to the
Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Governmen ...
regarding therapeutic
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. The committee was originally formed in 1963 and more recently authorised under the ''Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth)'' as part of the
Therapeutic Goods Administration The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is the medicine and therapeutic regulatory agency of the Australian Government. As part of the Department of Health and Aged Care, the TGA regulates the quality, supply and advertising of medicines, p ...
(TGA). In 2010, ADEC was replaced by th
Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines (ACPM)
ADEC provided advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing and the Secretary of the Department of Health on: *quality, risk-benefit, effectiveness and accessibility of drugs referred to ADEC for evaluation *medical and scientific evaluations of applications for registration of new drugs An important role of ADEC was the classification of drugs in Australia into pregnancy categories. The two main subcommittees of ADEC which were responsible for specific aspects of drug regulation in Australia: *the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (ADRAC) (replaced in 2010 by the separate Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines, ACSOM); *the Pharmaceutical Subcommittee – which made recommendations to ADEC on the
pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ...
aspects (
chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, proper ...
,
quality control Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. ISO 9000 defines quality control as "a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements". This approach place ...
,
pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics (from Ancient Greek ''pharmakon'' "drug" and ''kinetikos'' "moving, putting in motion"; see chemical kinetics), sometimes abbreviated as PK, is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to determining the fate of substances administered ...
, etc.) of drugs proposed for registration (replaced by the pharmaceutical subcommittee of the ACPM).


See also

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International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is an initiative that brings together regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry to discuss scientific and technical aspects of pha ...
(ICH) *
Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food ...
(FDA, USA) *
European Medicines Agency The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products. Prior to 2004, it was known as the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products or Eur ...
(EMEA, EU) *
Health Products and Food Branch The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) of Health Canada manages the health-related risks and benefits of health products and food by minimizing risk factors while maximizing the safety provided by the regulatory system and providing information ...


External links


ADEC website
Evaluation Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia Medical and health organisations based in Australia National agencies for drug regulation Pharmacy in Australia