Can You Advertise Botox in Australia?
No. Botox is a prescription medicine, and the TGA bans naming it in ads to the public. "Anti-wrinkle injections" is caught too. Here is what your clinic can say instead.
Regulated Industries
Compliance copywriting for regulated Australian industries
This is Amisha Sharma's AHPRA and TGA compliance blog for regulated Australian industries. It covers healthcare, cosmetic, dental and psychology advertising rules, with compliant rewrites you can copy. Start with the AHPRA advertising guidelines pillar, then explore the cluster posts below. When you want the rules built into your copy, see the compliance copywriting services.
AHPRA Advertising Guidelines in 2026: What Your Clinic Can and Cannot Say
Most AHPRA breaches are not dramatic. They are ordinary marketing sentences that sound fine and quietly cross the line. Here is what you can say, what you cannot, and six compliant rewrites.
AHPRA Advertising Guidelines for Cosmetic Clinics
Cosmetic clinics carry two layers of rules. No before-and-after photos, no price-led offers, no branded injectables. Here is what you can say instead, with rewrites you can copy.
AHPRA Advertising Guidelines for Dental Practices
Painless, best, gentle, guaranteed. The everyday dental words that quietly breach AHPRA, and the compliant rewrites you can copy.
AHPRA Advertising Guidelines for Psychologists
The testimonial ban hits psychology hardest, because almost any client comment is about their care. Here is how to build trust without stories.
Patient Testimonials and AHPRA: What You Can Actually Publish
The five-star Google review on your homepage might be an AHPRA breach, while the same one on Google is fine. Here is the rule, and what is safe.
Before-and-After Photos Under AHPRA: The Rules Clinics Break
A before-and-after is a visual testimonial. Here is why AHPRA treats it as a high-risk claim, and what to show instead.
I Asked ChatGPT to Write AHPRA-Compliant Content. Every Mistake It Made.
I gave ChatGPT a real client brief for a physiotherapy clinic. It wrote confident, fluent copy that contained three separate AHPRA violations. Here's what went wrong and what it means for your content.
llms.txt for Clinics: The File That Gets You Cited by AI
An llms.txt file tells AI crawlers what your clinic does and what to quote. Here is a copy-paste, AHPRA-safe template, plus the three lines that quietly breach the rules.
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