An Australian Approved Name (AAN) is a generic drug name set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for use in Australia.[1] In late 2016, the TGA changed several drug names to the corresponding international nonproprietary name (INN), or, in cases where an INN was not available (as with asparaginase), another established generic name, such as the United States Adopted Name (USAN).[2]

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  1. ^ "TGA approved terminology for medicines". Therapeutic Goods Administration. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Updating medicine ingredient names - list of affected ingredients". Therapeutic Goods Administration. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.


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