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- Safety alertsAB SLIM Slim-cellulose capsuleAB-Slim Slim-cellulose capsules pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsAzide impurity in 'sartan' blood pressure medicinesTGA investigation - low levels of contamination with azidomethyl-biphenyl-tetrazole (AZBT)
- Safety alertsSubstitution instrument to address shortage of PROGYNOVA estradiol valerate tablets (multiple strengths)The TGA is advising health professionals and consumers of a current shortage for all strengths of PROGYNOVA estradiol valerate tablets.
- Safety alertsVareniclineTGA investigation - potential low levels of contamination with N-nitrosovarenicline
- Safety alertsBlack Ant King tabletsBlack Ant King tablets pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Product recallsNeutrogena Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+ (aerosol sunscreen)Recall - Possible presence of benzene
- Safety alertsGold Ant tabletsGold Ant tablets pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Safety alertsNovartis-Bio Somatropin Human Growth Hormone (HGH)Counterfeit Somatropin Human Growth Hormone (HGH) vials pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
- Product recallsOspolot (sulthiame) tablets 200 mgProduct Defect Alert - child-resistant caps may not function correctly
- Product recallsHydralyte Strawberry Kiwi Effervescent Electrolyte TabletsRecall due to unacceptable risk in pregnancy
- Safety alertsAstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccineThree additional Australian cases of TTS likely linked to vaccine
- Safety alertsAstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccineThird Australian case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia likely linked to vaccine
- Safety alertsAstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccineSecond case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia
- Product recallsLIFEPAK CR2 DefibrillatorProduct defect correction - lid magnet may dislodge and cause early battery depletion
- Product recallsVarious medicines containing Artemisia annua and Artemisia absinthiumRecall of various medicines containing Artemisia annua and Artemisia absinthium - updated recalled medicines
- Safety alertsAstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccine: no evidence of increased risk of anaphylaxisUpdate - Expert review finds no evidence of increased risk of anaphylaxis
- Safety alertsAstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccine: no proven link with blood clotsUpdate - European and UK reviews find no proven link with blood clots
- Safety alertsCOVID-19 vaccines - safety and effectiveness in older adultsData on real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines approved in Australia provides reassurance about their safety in older people
- Medicine shortage alertsNew legislation to support medicine substitutionsNew legislation has been passed allowing pharmacists to substitute a medicine when the patient's usual medicine is in 'serious scarcity'.
- Medicine shortage alertsShortage of sertraline tabletsThe TGA has issued a Serious Shortage Substitution Notice (SSSN) for sertraline tablets