The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) was a committee that provided independent scientific advice to the Australian Government regarding therapeutic drugs. 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 (TGA). In 2010, ADEC was replaced by the 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:
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:
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