Alerts

We are recalling all batches of Savacol Antiseptic Mouth & Throat Rinse (alcohol-free) due to bacterial contamination.

Xigris (drotrecogin alfa) is being withdrawn from the market because it does not improve survival rates in severe sepsis patients. Stop using it and consult your doctor for alternative treatments.

About Octagam 5%: lifting of the voluntary recall

We are advising that Movectro (cladribine) has been withdrawn from supply in Australia due to commercial reasons.

We are reviewing the safety of the Pneumovax 23 vaccine due to reports of severe local reactions and have updated our revaccination recommendations.

On 26 January 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a safety communication to warn about an association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The risk of a patient developing this type of lymphoma is very low.