====== Therapeutic Goods ======

Deal posts for therapeutic goods need to comply with the [[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A03952|Therapeutic Goods Act 1989]] and the [[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2021L01661|Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code.]]

===== Definition of Therapeutic Goods =====

Therapeutic goods include medicines and medical devices and have a health effect on the human body. These products are [[https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/resource/guidance/tga-social-media-advertising-guide|regulated by the TGA.]]

Other types of products, such as cosmetics, are also regulated if they made therapeutic claims, for examples,

  * //removes toxins,//
  * //fades age spots,//
  * //relieves pain,//
  * //aids sugar metabolism,// and
  * //reduces inflammation in the body.//

===== Foods vs Therapeutic Goods =====

Generally, foods that are regulated by the [[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2013L00054|Foods Standard]] are not therapeutic goods, even if therapeutic claims were made. [[https://www.tga.gov.au/news/news/food-and-medicine-regulation|However, every product has to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.]]

===== Legislative Requirements =====

[[https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/guidance-applying-advertising-code-rules-pt-4-5.pdf|Guidance on applying the 2021 Advertising Code rules - Part 4 & 5]] summarises the legislated requirements and provides case studies. As legislated, deal posts must prominently display

  * mandatory statements, and
  * health warnings or links to health warnings, and
  * other statements as legislated.

[[https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/resource/guidance/advertising-guidance-businesses-involved-medicinal-cannabis-products|Advertisements aim at the public for medicinal cannabis]] products, prescriptions and consultation services are prohibited. Medicinal cannabis are schedule S3, S4 and S8 medicines and cannot be advertised to the public.
===== Exemptions =====

The law exempts advertisements that do not refer to a claim relating to therapeutic use (either expressly or by implication), and that only consist of one or more of the following:

  * name of the good,
  * picture of the good,
  * price of the good, or
  * point of sale.

===== Analgesics, Complementary Medicines, Sunscreens, and Weight Management Therapeutic Goods =====

Deal posts for analgesics, complementary medicines (including vitamins and minerals), sunscreens, and weight management therapeutic goods are subject to additional requirements. Please see Part 5 (pages 22-26) of [[https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/guidance-applying-advertising-code-rules-pt-4-5.pdf|Guidance on applying the 2021 Advertising Code rules.]]