Blood pressure drug recall
Potential carcinogen traces prompts action as “precautionary measure” Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is recalling some batches of hypertension medications containing quinapril and pausing supply of others, according to an alert from …
NMP review is back
Process restarts with call for more feedback The National Medicines Policy review process has been recommenced with a call for more feedback over the revised draft. According to the health …
Vaccines shine for CSL
In “difficult global environment” vaccines division managed 16% profit increase CSL’s newly-renamed vaccines division CSL Seqirus has been one of the brightest divisions for the Australian pharmaceutical giant, with both …
TGA fines vape importer almost $3k
Individual accused of false customs declaration A person based in Western Australia has been fined $2,664 by the TGA for allegedly illegally importing liquid nicotine for vaping products. The infringement …
Chemist Warehouse to extend international reach?
Israeli government in talks with Jack Gance The Israeli Government has announced it is in discussions with Chemist Warehouse about the chain possibly opening in Israel. Director general of Israel’s …
Ozempic shortages until December
Diabetes medication shortfall “worse than ever” The long-running shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide) looks set to continue until at least the end of the year, according to a revised …
Naloxone Take Home program prompts shortage
Next major import of drug not due until mid-November Just six weeks after the launch of the national Take Home Naloxone program there is already a significant shortage of the …
TGA seeks advisory committee members
Its seven statutory committees will soon have 46 vacancies The Therapeutic Goods Administration is looking for applicants to join its seven advisory committees which consider the regulation of medicines, vaccines, …
GSK changes name…to GSK
But the soon-to-be demerged consumer business will become Haleon British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has officially adopted GSK as its new moniker, essentially accepting that almost everyone already calls it by …
Pfizer sues pharmas over arthritis drug patent
If successful, action could hit pharmacy dispensed biosim Brenzys Multinational pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is suing four other drug companies over allegedly breaching a patent for its rheumatoid arthritis treatment Enbrel …
Blackroot salesman sentenced
Queensland company FuturePro and its director convicted for selling unregistered products A former air-conditioning electrician and company Future Pro have both been convicted of a number of charges around the …
Mould growth prompts TGA alert
A Swisse collagen product has been urgently recalled, the TGA says The TGA has announced an urgent nationwide recall of Swisse’s Beauty Collagen Glow Gummies because of the discovery of mould …