sildenafil
TGA issues Bull Blood warning
Imported “male enhancement supplement” poses safety risk to patients, regulator warns Consumers using a supplement branded as Bull Blood tablets are being urged to stop taking it and hand over …
Division over scheduling decisions
Schedule changes confirmed for a number of commonly dispensed medicines, despite pharmacy opposition to some proposals The TGA has confirmed previous interim decisions to amend (or not amend) the current …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has asked people in possession of Maxman XI tablets to bring them to their pharmacy for safe disposal The TGA issued a statement saying that it has tested …
Mixed results on scheduling
Migraine treatment and immediate release ibuprofen set to be downscheduled, but no change to status of another high profile medicine The migraine treatment eletriptan is to move to Schedule 3 …
Change on the agenda
Sildenafil, cannabidiol and ibuprofen among those to be considered for rescheduling Australia’s medicine scheduling body is to consider another request to have sildenafil (Viagra) rescheduled. The June joint meeting of …
Sorting out the schedule
The new Appendix M category added to the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons from February 2019 offers optimism that additional medicines might be considered for down‑scheduling from …
Get things moving
Pharmacy groups back moves to make Viagra available over the counter, but AMA questions checklist approach to treatment Leading pharmacy groups have backed a proposal to allow pharmacists to supply …
Undisclosed sildenafil
The TGA has advised consumers not to take Germany Black Ant 2000mg tablets, as they contain undisclosed sildenafil These tablets pose a serious health risk and should not be taken, …
Sildenafil to remain script only
A committee has ruled against Viagra going OTC, saying the pharmacy setting is not equipped to provide medical diagnosis for underlying conditions of ED The Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling …
Looking at the numbers
Reports show 19 deaths occurred due to sildenafil in the UK last year. What does this mean for the medicine, which is being considered for S3 status in Australia? Data from …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has issued a warning that G Female Oral Tablets pose a serious health risk and should not be taken The TGA tested the product and discovered that the …
‘Beggars belief’: Pharmacist loses bid for reinstatement
A tribunal has found a pharmacist and wholesaler who purchased and supplied counterfeit sildenafil has not proven “real insight into his conduct” Mr Mina Attia, who in December 2016 was …