The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
It is an online, searchable Database that you can use to find information about market actions for therapeutic goods that have been co-ordinated by the TGA. It includes recalls, product alerts, and product corrections, as well as actions performed using older terminology, such as hazard alerts for a range of therapeutic goods including:
- Prescription medicines
- Over the counter medicines
- Complementary medicines
- Medical devices including in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)
- Biologicals
Market actions are taken to resolve a problem with a therapeutic good already supplied in the market for which there are established or potential deficiencies in safety, quality, efficacy, performance or use.
The Database of Recalls, Product Alerts and Product Corrections (DRAC) provides the public with a searchable database to improve access to information about therapeutic goods in Australia that have been subject to a Market Action.
We are committed to improving transparency, trust and confidence in the regulatory processes by providing this information to the public.
When a Market Action is conducted in Australia, the responsible entity (product sponsor/supplier or importer) must notify the TGA. We, like other regulatory agencies around the world, monitors the progress of the Market Action to ensure that it is effective, timely and unlikely to happen again.
We use the information provided by the sponsor as well as information gathered by us in the assessment of the Market Action to populate DRAC. We may update information recorded in DRAC to keep the entries current and accurate.
We use the information in the database primarily to manage the market action process. It is also used to identify trends in product deficiencies and manufacturing failures.
- Export to PDF - the search result summary information can be saved or exported as a PDF document. This document will include the summary information as a table.
- Export to Excel - the search result information can be saved or exported as an editable MS Excel spreadsheet. This spreadsheet will include all DRAC database fields of the market actions in the search results. This provides greater detail, accessibility, and data analysis potential than the Export to PDF option.
If you have concerns about your health you should contact your general practitioner.
To confirm that the product you are currently using is the same as the product in the Database, you can check the 'Product name /description' field which contains information such as product name, batch/serial numbers etc that will assist you to properly identify the product.
If it is the same product that you are using, you should read the instructions to end users. Contact details for the market action can be found in the 'Contact information' field.
Other regulatory agencies make this information available. This includes information from the United States Food and Drug Administration - external site (US FDA), Health Canada - external site, the European Medicines Agency - external site (EMA), the United Kingdom (UK) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency - external site (MHRA) and others.
Consumers should be aware of the risks of importing therapeutic goods for personal use that are not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) or do not comply with the Australian regulatory requirements. For more information see Buying medicines and medical devices over the Internet.