TGA
Telehealth provider pays $198k ad fine
Midnight Health enters voluntary enforceable undertaking after being handed 10 infringement notices relating to breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed that Midnight …
Raids aim to disrupt illicit vape distribution
Two-day blitz on retailers selling illicit vapes shows TGA’s “commitment to disrupt the supply” of unlawful goods, the regulator says Authorities seize $40,000 worth of illegal vaping products, more than …
TGA dismisses Vyvanse concerns
Investigation into potential lack of effectiveness, quality and safety of Vyvanse finds no issues of concern Social media commentary questioning the effectiveness and safety of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) are unfounded, …
‘Significant discrepancies’ in imported melatonin content
TGA flags concerns over imported melatonin products following laboratory testing Patients are being urged to stop using imported unregistered melatonin, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) found one product contained …
More sunscreens pulled
New sunscreens have been taken off the market with fears their SPF may be lower than labelled The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says several new sunscreens have been recalled by …
TGA takes action on cannabis ads
Online healthcare platform pays fines of $118,800 over alleged unlawful promotion of medicinal cannabis Healthcare business, Dispended Pty Ltd, has paid six infringement notices issued by the Therapeutic Goods Administration …
TGA issues sunscreen guidance
The authority says its investigation is ongoing, after CHOICE found 16 of 20 sunscreens didn’t live up to SPF claims The Therapeutic Goods Authority (TGA) has released information to consumers …
TGA’s illicit vape crackdown continues
Authorities seize vapes in two-day blitz on Tasmanian retailers Commercial quantities of vaping products and illegal tobacco have been seized by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as part of a …
Lead poisoning risk from unregistered Ayurvedic products
Safety concerns raised over heavy metals in imported unregistered Ayurvedic medicines Patients are being advised not to use overseas-sourced Ayurvedic medicines after testing found several products contained lead, arsenic and …
Alternative healthcare provider directed to cease cannabis ads
TGA orders online healthcare platform to stop advertising medicinal cannabis Healthcare business, Dispended Pty Ltd, has been given 14 days to cease the promotion of medicinal cannabis across a range …
‘We are deeply sorry’: Sunscreen pulled, brand admits SPF irregularity
A popular sunscreen brand says independent testing showed a product ‘demonstrated significant, and candidly, atypical variability’ in SPF data, prompting its withdrawal, as TGA admits its testing takes time Australian …
SPF review ‘will take time’: TGA
TGA investigation into Choice’s sunscreen SPF report is ongoing The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) investigation into the Choice report on sunscreen SPF compliance will take time, the regulator warns. In …