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This page shows all our alerts. These are Safety alerts, Medicine shortage alerts and Product recalls. You can sort the list with the filters on the left, use the search bar or both.
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- Product recallsHeartStart Automated External Defibrillators (AED)Philips HeartStart AEDs - Product defect correction - gel separation from the foam/tin backing when peeled from the yellow plastic liner
- Safety alerts24K Rhino capsulesRhino 24K products pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken
- Medicine shortage alertsShortages of tocilizumab (Actemra) medicinesUpdate on shortage of tocilizumab (Actemra) medicines
- Safety alertsTocilizumab (Actemra) shortage: Supply improvingUpdates to supply and patient access for tocilizumab (Actemra) medicines
- Product recallsElecare, Similac and Alimentum Infant FormulasFood recall - Elecare, Similac and Alimentum Infant Formulas
- Safety alertsZostavaxSafety advisory - important to screen for immunocompromise and assess before giving Zostavax vaccine
- Product recallsEllura capsulesConsumers and health professionals are advised that SFI Australasia has initiated a recall for one batch of Ellura capsules due to the presence of ethylene oxide.
- Safety alertsNhan Sam Tuyet Lien Truy Phong Hoan capsulesNhan Sam Tuyet Lien Truy Phong Hoan products pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsAntidepressant use and youth suicideMedicines Safety Update - Information for consumers
- Safety alerts'Banana Boat' Sunscreen Sprays SPF 50+ (aerosol sunscreen)Recall - Possible presence of benzene
- Safety alertsApache Log4j - Cybersecurity vulnerabilitiesCybersecurity vulnerability from Apache Log4j
- Safety alertsRick's Hemp Oil Full Spectrum Hemp Supplement 500 mgRick's Hemp Oil Full Spectrum Hemp Supplement 500 mg poses a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsTocilizumab (Actemra) Serious Scarcity Substitution InstrumentExtension of Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument for tocilizumab
- Safety alertsRifampicinSafety advisory - contamination of rifampicin medicines with low levels of nitrosamine impurity.
- Safety alertsNitrosamine impuritiesTGA investigation – potential contamination of medicines with nitrosamine impurities
- Safety alertsPanther Power Platinum 11000Panther Power Platinum 11000 capsules pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsS.W.A.G II Platinum 33KS.W.A.G II Platinum 33K products pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alerts777K products777K products pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsOne Night Love tabletsOne Night Love tablets pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsPentosan polysulfate sodium (Elmiron)Safety advisory - Risk of pigmentary maculopathy (changes in the retina of the eye), especially after long-term use
- Safety alertsDiscontinuation of DILAUDID hydromorphone hydrochloride 1mg/mL oral liquidUpdated information regarding alternative overseas products approved for supply to address the discontinuation of DILAUDID liquid.