Hough Pharma says it ‘continually provided efficacy, safety and variant data’ to TGA and prides itself on customer service
A pharmaceutical company supplying rapid antigen tests to Coles andhas rejected allegations it did not provide up-to-date safety and efficacy data and adequate support to consumers.
This information is especially important for newer drugs and devices, because more information about their efficacy and safety becomes available as they are used more widely.In a statement about Hough Pharma, the TGA said: “In addition to not meeting deadlines for providing information to the TGA, the lack of customer support has been reported by consumers and verified by TGA investigations.”
The managing director, Jackson Hough, said further clinical trials were under way, and the company had “continually provided efficacy, safety and variant data to the TGA to demonstrate our products effectively detect Covid-19 and its variants”. “As part of the TGA approval, Hough Pharma was also required to provide ongoing information on the sensitivity of their tests to variants as they emerge,” the spokesperson said.
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