Alerts

Medicines Safety Update - Information for consumers

Safety advisory - alternative product filling shortage may cause airway irritation if administered via inhalation

TGA investigation - potential low levels of contamination with N-nitrosovarenicline

Safety investigation in response to concerns that increased antidepressant prescribing had resulted in an increased rate of suicide in young people in Australia

Health professionals and consumers are advised that GE Healthcare, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction for a number of its nuclear medicine imaging systems.

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

Safety advisory - contamination of rifampicin medicines with low levels of nitrosamine impurity.

Safety advisory - alternative product filling shortage may cause airway constriction if administered via inhalation

Final update - no definite link established

Safety advisory - alternative product filling shortage may cause airway irritation if administered via inhalation

Recall for product correction - child-resistant caps may not function correctly

Hazard alert - potential for valve to move after implantation.

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

Hazard alert - risks of leaks, stent movement and aneurysm enlargement

Recall for product correction - potential for audible alarms not sounding

Recall for product correction - fire risk from faulty component

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) update

PIP breast implants are known to have been used in Australia from September 1999 until April 2010, when non-implanted PIP breast implants were recalled from the market following advice from the French regulator (AFSSAPS) that in making these devices the manufacturer had used unapproved materials which may affect their safety and performance.

PIP breast implants: Consumer questions & answers

Certain batches of Clexane (enoxaparin) have been recalled because of an impurity. Stop using it, check with your healthcare provider, and return any affected product. If you have concerns, consult your doctor.