Medicine Shortage
- APO-METFORMIN XR 1000 metformin hydrochloride 1000 mg modified release tablet blister pack (metformin hydrochloride)
- CHLORVESCENT potassium 14 mmol effervescent tablet tube (reformulation) (potassium carbonate)
- ZIRCOL 10 lercanidipine hydrochloride 10mg film coated tablet blister pack (lercanidipine hydrochloride)
- CHLORVESCENT potassium 14 mmol effervescent tablet tube (reformulation) (potassium chloride)
- CELAXIB celecoxib 100 mg capsule blister pack (celecoxib)
- DBL HEPARIN SODIUM (porcine mucous) 5000IU/0.2mL injection BP ampoule (heparin sodium)
- TWINRIX JUNIOR (combined hepatitis A & hepatitis B vaccine) 0.5 mL injection pre-filled syringe thiomersal & preservative free (Hepatitis a virus antigen)
- NIMOTOP nimodipine 30mg tablets blister pack (nimodipine)
- ADESAN HCT 16/12.5 candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide 16 mg/12.5 mg tablet blister pack (hydrochlorothiazide)
- FEMOLET letrozole 2.5 mg film-coated tablet blister pack (letrozole)
TGA Latest news and updates
- Australian Public Assessment Reports for prescription medicines (AusPARs)
- Boxy Indelar capsules
- Mang Luk Power Slim capsules
- Australian company pays fine for illegal medicine exports
- What is the patient impact of my medicine shortage and do I have to report it to the TGA?
- Upcoming changes to permissible indications for listed medicines
- Consultation: Whether the TGA should publish that a prescription medicine is under evaluation
- Jurnista (hydromorphone hydrochloride) prolonged-release
- Consultation: Regulation of software, including Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
- Consultation: Proposed regulatory scheme for personalised medical devices, including 3D-printed devices
Department of Health News
- New Framework Ensures Strong Voice for Aged Care Recipients
- Youth Mental Health Ambassadors Start Important Work
- Record 10,500 Australians Benefit From Eye and Tissue Donation
- $22 million to fast track early stage research
- Free flu vaccines for Aboriginal children and $12 million to boost immunisation
- Raising Awareness of Obesity
- NRL rolls out Indigenous All Stars mental health program
- $4 million for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care providers
- Time for Fresh Thinking to Tackle Obesity
- $38.6 million for rare cancer and diseases clinical trials
TGA Safety Information
- Boxy Indelar capsules
- Mang Luk Power Slim capsules
- Jurnista (hydromorphone hydrochloride) prolonged-release
- Infections associated with heater-cooler devices
- EpiPen 300 mcg adrenaline auto-injector
- Germany Black Ant 2000mg tablets (Zhansheng Weige Chaoyue Xilishi)
- Breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- TGA statement on Allergan breast implant withdrawal in Europe
- Beefit capsules
- Ventilators