Alerts

Brauer Natural Medicine is recalling several batches of its Baby & Child Teething Gel, 20 g, due to the potential for a small plastic fragment from the tube rim being present in the gel.

Ritalin and Artige immediate-release tablets are now also in shortage, and a shortage of Ritalin LA capsules is anticipated.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Australia has issued a product alert for Vyvanse capsules due to minor packaging errors. The medication is safe to use as prescribed.

The supply of Ozempic (semaglutide) will continue to be limited until 31 December 2025

Pharmacists can use a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to dispense Protaphane Penfill human insulin in the place of a Protaphane InnoLet cartridge.

Pharmacists may dispense alternative brands or strengths without a new prescription.

The oral antihistamine promethazine hydrochloride, sold as Phenergan and other generic brands, should not be given to children under 6 years of age.

We have become aware of an increasing number of cases of liver injury reported in scientific literature, by consumers who had taken products containing Garcinia gummi-gutta.

Pharmacists can now substitute one Orencia 125 mg product for the other

Kin Fertility Pty Ltd is recalling several batches of The Prenatal capsules due to reported quality problems with the capsules. There is no indication of any safety concerns.

The TGA has received reports of liver problems experienced by consumers taking medicines containing turmeric or curcumin.

The TGA is warning consumers against taking EVE branded products that contain allylisopropylacetylurea (apronal) as they pose a significant health risk and are prohibited from sale, supply or use in Australia.

The TGA has detected fake semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, being illegally imported into Australia.

BEWARE - Health supplements containing vitamin B6 can cause peripheral neuropathy

The shortage of Metalyse (tenecteplase) is now resolved.

Alternative product approved to address expected shortage

Safety advisory – potential to change sense of taste

Safety advisory - alternative product filling shortage may cause airway irritation if administered via inhalation