TGA
Changes to the schedule
Mouth ulcer treatment and flurbiprofen to be downscheduled, TGA announces The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed that the mouth ulcer treatment choline salicylate is to be downscheduled to Schedule 2 …
TGA cancels FatBlaster Max listing
The product’s weight loss claims allegedly breached legislation, though its sponsor will appeal the decision The TGA has cancelled the listed complementary medicine FatBlaster Max (AUST L 348163) from the …
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 …
TGA to investigate ‘intentional’ paracetamol misuse
Report commissioned to look at self-harm risks from paracetamol The TGA has announced a report on the risks of self-harm from intentional paracetamol misuse. It commissioned the report, to be produced …
Supply ‘constrained’ but improving
Substitution instrument extended for abatacept, while others end The Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for abatacept (Orencia), originally set to expire on 30 April, has been extended until 30 June. …
The week in review
New standards, TGA announcements and a CPI rise all made the headlines this week The TGA recalled several sunscreen products from different brands, concerned about benzene contamination… it’s been a …
Demand skyrockets for medicinal cannabis
There has been a massive jump in the number of patients receiving medicinal cannabis through community pharmacy Medicinal cannabis use in Australia has skyrocketed in the last 12 months, according …
Fines for unapproved FatBlaster products, RATs
TGA doles out latest fines, including $26k for advertising unapproved rapid antigen tests and $30k for advertising unregistered weight loss products Cat Media has been issued three infringement notices totalling …
The week in review
Another busy week in the pharmacy sector, with a national day of action and a slew of well-deserved awards API shareholders voted for the wholesaler’s acquisition by Wesfarmers, which is …
Mixed results from regulator
TGA rebuffs Guild on advertising schedule change, while pain relieving agent moves to S2 A manufacturer’s request to allow the advertising of preparations containing astrodrimer sodium has been rejected by …
Throat sprays downscheduled
Low-volume flurbiprofen throat sprays have been moved to open retail sale The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s medicines scheduling body has decided to move low volume flurbiprofen throat sprays to open sales, …