Alerts

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Medtronic Australasia is issuing a hazard alert for its Consulta Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemaker (CRT-P).

GE Healthcare has initiated a recall for product correction for a number of its nuclear medicine imaging systems.

B. Braun Australia is withdrawing the cementless version of the Columbus Knee System from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). They have also issued a related hazard alert to surgeons.

Synthes Australia, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling unused stock of its 3.7 mm and 5.0 mm Dynamic Locking Screws.

Medtronic has initiated a recall of unused stock of multiple lots of its Infuse/LT-Cage Bone Graft Kit.

Medtronic has initiated a recall for product correction for its Medtronic Paradigm insulin infusion sets.

Johnson & Johnson Medical is issuing a hazard alert to implanting surgeons regarding one lot of its Glenosphere Orientation Guide (lot number 5120443).

Johnson & Johnson Medical has initiated a recall of all unused stock and issued a hazard alert to implanting surgeons for two Codman Certas Programmable Valve products.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Roche Diagnostics Australia, after consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction for its CoaguChek XS, CoaguChek XS Plus and CoaguChek XS Pro INR monitors.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Abbott Diabetes Care, after consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction for its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meter.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Alcon Laboratories Australia, in consultation with the TGA, has issued a hazard alert regarding AcrySof Cachet Phakic Lenses.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd, after consultation with the TGA, is recalling its OneTouch Verio IQ Blood Glucose Meter.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Hoya Surgical Optics, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling certain Hoya One-Piece Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) that are in the supply chain.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that sponsor, Sorin Group Australia, in consultation with the TGA, has issued a hazard alert for Isoline defibrillation leads.

Updated information regarding patient follow-up for the ABGII Modular Femoral Stem and Modular Neck hip replacement system.

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Alphapharm, in consultation with the TGA, are undertaking a voluntary recall of several batches of Ventolin and Asmol inhalers due to a fault in the delivery mechanism of a small number of inhalers within each batch. This can lead to less than the full dose being delivered for each puff.

We are recalling all batches of Muscletech Hydroxystim capsules due to the presence of the banned substance DMAA. Consult your doctor if you have concerns.

Six batches of Infanrix hexa vaccine are being recalled due to potential contamination with Bacillus cereus. Consult your doctor if you have concerns.

Some batches of the Typhim Vi Vaccine are being recalled due to lower antigen content. Consult your doctor if you have concerns.

We are recalling Serenace (haloperidol) 0.5mg tablets from batch BJ431 due to mould contamination. Consult your doctor if you have concerns.

All lots of L-Gel Ultrasound Transmission Gel manufactured between June 2011 and May 2012 by Shanghai Shenfeng, China are being recalled.

List of all alerts regarding ABGII Modular Femoral Stem and Modular Neck - hip replacement system recall.

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) advises that Stryker Australia Pty Ltd is recalling the ABGII Modular Femoral Stem and Modular Neck system used in hip replacements