Information for health professionals about the safety of medicines and medical devices.

Recall actions, alerts and monitoring communications

• Recall actions
  Therapeutic products removed from the market due to deficiencies in quality, efficacy or safety
• Alerts
  Important safety information and recommendations about therapeutic products available in Australia
• Monitoring communications
  Highlights potential safety issues with therapeutic products and encourages further reporting

Reporting problems

• Reporting problems
  Information about how to report problems with medicines and devices

Journals & articles

• Medicines Safety Update
  Medicines Safety Update provides practical information and advice on drug safety and emerging safety issues
• Medical Devices Safety Update
  Medical Device Safety Update is the medical device safety bulletin of the Therapeutic Goods Administration
• Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin
  Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin from 1995 to 2009.
• Medical device incident reporting & investigation scheme (IRIS) articles
  Articles issued by the medical device Incident Reporting and Investigation Scheme (IRIS) since 2001
• Implanting medical devices
  The TGA has received adverse event reports that have involved incorrect devices being used or implanted into patients