TGA
Nurse fined following botox bust
Victorian nurse handed infringement notices totalling more than $7,500 over the alleged importation of unapproved prescription-only products聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued two fines to a Victoria-based nurse …
Dark Horse warning from TGA
Australians urged not to access medicines from 鈥渦nknown overseas websites鈥� after sildenafil found in imported product聽 Consumers are being advised to take any remaining capsules of an imported medication called …
Vyvanse still scarce
TGA may have been premature in declaring supply shortages of Vyvanse are 鈥渞esolved鈥�, a pharmacist says聽 Securing supplies of various strengths of ADHA medication, Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) is continuing to …
Vyvanse shortage 鈥榬esolved鈥�
TGA declares supply issues impacting ADHD medication Vyvanse聽to be 鈥渞esolved鈥澛� Takeda Pharmaceuticals Australia is reporting that supply shortages are no longer impacting its Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) capsules.聽 Shortages had impacted …
鈥楽tiff鈥� syringe warning for Panadol Children
Parents are being urged to dispose of dosing syringes provided with 14 batches of an infant paracetamol product聽 Haleon Australia has issued a Product Defect Correction for 14 batches of …
Shortage on the way
The TGA says it is investigating a solution to a predicted abatacept shortage The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released a statement saying that it is aware that shortages of both聽Orencia …
TGA seizes 500k illegally imported vapes
Authorities detain vapes worth more than $15 million in largest bust ever聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Victoria Police have seized almost 500,000 allegedly illegally imported vapes, as part …
New standard for sunscreens
TGA confirms the 2021 Sunscreen Standard will be adopted into therapeutic goods legislation from July聽 All new sunscreen products included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) will be …
Vyvanse supply issues ease
Supply issues impacting ADHD medication Vyvanse are set to return to normal by the end of the month聽 Takeda Pharmaceuticals Australia is reporting that shortages of Vyvanse聽(lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) are easing, …
Antibiotic shortage to continue
Bicillin L-A supply shortages set to continue, manufacturer warns Pfizer Australia has advised the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that stocks of聽its Bicillin聽L-A (benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate) prefilled syringes for injection (600,000 …
Ozempic isn鈥檛 approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? The Conversation鈥檚 experts, Andrew Bartlett, Jessica Pace and …
TGA urges caution over unsolicited compounding offers
GPs are being advised to 鈥渆xercise deep caution鈥� when contacted with offers to provide compounded semaglutide聽 Prescribers are being warned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) not to be 鈥渄uped鈥� …