Product safety

Product safety

• Report a problem or side effect

  Reporting adverse events (side effects to medicines and problems with medical devices) helps make medicines and medical devices safer for everyone.

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  Safety alerts

  Read the latest safety alerts for medicines or medical devices with possible risks.

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  Alerts

  See and search our full list of Safety alerts, Medicine shortage alerts and Product recalls.

• Safety updates

  Read our articles for health professionals about health product safety.

• Product recalls

  Find information about a health product recall.

• System for Australian Recall Actions (SARA)

  Search for products that have been recalled.

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  Medicine shortage alerts

  Find alerts about a medicine shortage.

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  Medicine shortage reports database

  Search for medicines that are in low supply and information about alternative medicines.

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  Search the Section 19A approvals database

  Search approvals to import and supply medicines not in the ARTG to address medicine shortages.