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The TGA with the assistance of NSW Police have seized 478 sport supplements containing potentially dangerous substances from a Sydney retail store.

We executed a search warrant on a residential property in Brisbane, with assistance from Queensland authorities. This was part of an investigation into the alleged importation, manufacture, supply, and advertising of unapproved therapeutic goods.

We have issued a notice to Pracmed Healthcare Pty Ltd to cease advertising indications related to weight loss surgery and cognitive function.

We've created a new GMP clearance Sponsor Information Dashboard (SID) to provide industry with current information about our processing times, workload and key messages. We have also updated our GMP clearance guidance.

Information about GMP clearances issued via the MRA Pathway that expire on 31 December 2023 as well as information on the ongoing use of the GMP clearance questionnaire.

We have issued 45 infringement notices totalling $742,500 to InstantScripts Pty Ltd for the alleged unlawful advertising of prescription-only medicines.

‘Haytox’ has not been approved by the TGA or included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

We have executed warrants on storage units in Sydney and seized more than 70,000 vaping products, with an estimated street value of over $2.1 million. They will be tested for dangerous and undeclared chemicals at our labs.

From 30 November 2023, some sports supplements will be regulated as therapeutic goods and must be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

The TGA has issued 7 infringement notices totalling $115,500 to the company for the alleged unlawful advertising and supply of sport supplement products containing banned substances.

Find out how listed medicine ingredients, and requirements for their use, have been updated in the latest Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination.

Want to know what’s in your medicines? The obvious place to start is with the medicine’s label, but there may be more to it.

The TGA has updated the Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Sunscreens (ARGS) to align with the data requirements for all ingredients proposed to be included in the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination

Listed medicine ingredients and requirements for their use have been updated in the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 2) 2023.

More applications for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) clearances can now be assessed under the TGA’s MRA pathway.

On 22 February the TGA, with the assistance of NSW Police, executed 3 search warrants connected to an individual operating in the Newcastle area of New South Wales.

The TGA has issued an infringement notice totalling $13,320 to Sydney company JSHealth Vitamins Pty Ltd for supplying a complementary medicine that allegedly did not conform with legal requirements.

The TGA has issued infringement notices to Mode Medical Pty Ltd for the alleged unlawful advertising to Australian consumers on a company website and social media.

Before you take a weight loss supplement or medicine, there are things to consider.

The TGA has issued one infringement notice to Queensland-based IMUNI Pty Ltd for allegedly advertising a complementary medicine for a therapeutic use that was not permitted.

The Pharmacovigilance Inspection Program (PVIP) Risk Assessment Survey is now open until 18 December 2022 for medicine sponsors to complete.

Prevention notice under section 42DKB of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

The TGA has issued two infringement notices totalling $26,640 to a Sydney-based company for alleged unlawful advertising of a TENS device.

Consumers are advised to be cautious about ivermectin products that are sold by unverified online stores.

The Federal Court of Australia has made orders restraining MMS Australia from advertising and supplying goods containing certain potentially dangerous substances until a further hearing next week