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Be alert to new warnings of romosozumab (Evenity) cardiovascular risks for patients with a history of heart attack or stroke. If you're a health professional, read our Medicine safety update.

If you create content, you should know how to protect yourself and your business when it comes to promoting therapeutic goods.

We have alleged that the advertising on the company's website and social media was unlawful because medicinal cannabis products are prescription-only medicines that can't be advertised directly to consumers.

The changes will help address the significant public health issues caused by vaping in Australia, while keeping legitimate patient access to therapeutic vapes.

The TGA regulates medicines, implants, transfusions and vaccines—and also some common supermarket and health‑store products.

If you're a health professional, get the latest information about medicines with safety related updates to their Product Information.  

We have launched a new search feature in the Adverse Event Management System (AEMS) portal.  As a sponsor, you can access adverse event reports about your medicines and biologicals.

We've worked with the Australian Border Force to keep more than 307,000 units of unlawfully imported medicines and medical devices out of the Australian market.

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

It's #MedSafetyWeek, a global movement to encourage the reporting of medicine side effects (known as ‘adverse events’). You can join in and help spread the word.

In line with the official end of the COVID-19 emergency response, this will be our last regular COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Report. We will continue safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines.

We've granted a labelling exemption for the COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer (raxtozinameran), under the current Poisons Standard.

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Vapor Kings Pty Ltd to pay $4.9 million for unlawfully advertising nicotine vaping products. A company Director was also ordered to pay $100,000 in penalties.

We have issued infringement notices totalling $82,632 to Ovira Pty Ltd, and an individual, for the alleged unlawful advertising of an analgesic TENS system.

Find out how listed medicine ingredients, and requirements for their use, have been updated in the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 4) 2023.

Information about the TGA's safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines.

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

Recent coronial inquiries have highlighted the need for health professionals to be alert to the well documented risk of overdose with baclofen.

Medicines Safety Update - Information for health professionals

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.

Information about the TGA's safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines.

Arrangement under subsection 7C(1) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

Information about the TGA's safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines.

On 28 August 2023, Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd voluntarily cancelled COVID-19 VACCINE JANSSEN from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

We have issued infringement notices to the company Naturally Elevated Pty Ltd and an individual for the alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis on websites and social media pages.