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Tweets land ex-Senator in hot water
Former senator threatened with fine of up to $1.11 million and even imprisonment over tweets promoting ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19 Former Senator David Leyonhjelm has been pulled up by …
S10 derivative warning
The TGA has issued a warning about a product which contains dipyrone The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a statement that Resurrection Male Sexual Enhancement capsules pose a serious …
Concerns over substitution by pharmacists
Mixed views over medicine substitution by pharmacists as Parliament debates TGA amendment bill There have been divergences of opinions expressed in Federal Parliament about the substitution of medicines by pharmacists …
Mixed results from scheduling committee
Asthma combination medication to remain a prescription product, but new anti-histamine to be downscheduled, as latest scheduling decisions are released A proposal to downschedule the asthma combination medicine containing budesonide …
E-cigarettes: proceed with caution
The decision to make nicotine-containing e-cigarettes Prescription-Only from October places pharmacists at the frontline of counselling on a highly controversial product In late December, the TGA confirmed its decision on …
First COVID vaccine approved for Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia “Following a thorough and independent review of Pfizer’s submission, the TGA has decided that this …
Shortages update
New batch of replacement medicines approved for use in Australia to combat ongoing medicines shortages The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced some new updates to the list of Section …
Give us the information
Pharmacists say they still lack access to independent, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicines Australian pharmacists interviewed over the applicability of a new ethical framework for CAM advice and …
Recalls underway
TGA issues a number of new product recall, shortage and safety advisory notices The TGA has issued a series of immediately pre-Christmas product recall, product shortage and safety advisory alerts. …
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 …
A fistful of infringements
The TGA issues infringement notices to several individuals and entities over alleged unlawful advertising and importation of goods ANPROS Pty Ltd – The TGA has issued three infringement notices totalling …
Second fine for a weight loss product
Cat Media has been fined $13,320 for alleged unlawful advertising of a FatBlaster product The TGA has issued an infringement notice for $13,320 to Sydney-based company Cat Media for the …