Report of suspected adverse reaction to medicines/vaccines
Reports of adverse reactions to medicines/vaccines can be made any of the following ways.
Report by phone
Call the consumer Adverse Medicine Events Line: Ph 1300 134 237
This phone-in service, provided by the Mater Hospital, Brisbane, is available for members of the general public who suspect they have experienced an adverse medicine event. The service forwards reports of suspected adverse reactions to the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee.
Report using form ("Blue Card")
This form can be filled in and saved to your computer using Adobe Reader version 7 or later or any version of Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional. If you have an earlier version of Adobe Reader you can fill in the form on-screen and print it out but you will not be able to save the completed form.
"Blue Card" prepaid reporting form (pdf, 84kb)
Blue Cards are also available from the TGA Office of Medicines Safety Monitoring <http://www.tga.gov.au/adr/index.htm>.
Completed Blue Cards can be sent to the TGA:
- By mail to: The Secretary ADRAC, Reply Paid 100, WODEN ACT 2606
- By fax to: 02 6232 8392
- By email to: adrac@tga.gov.au
Report electronically
Report electronically using TGA Online Services <http://www.tgasime.health.gov.au>