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The TGA has issued three infringement notices totalling $39,960 to Queensland-based company Pracmed Healthcare Pty Ltd for alleged unlawful advertising of complementary medicines.

The TGA has issued 38 infringement notices totalling $588,840 to four Sydney-based entities for allegedly importing 22 consignments containing a total of 379,600 nicotine vaping products.

The TGA has issued 5 infringement notices to Affinity Corp Australia Pty Ltd for the alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products.

The TGA has issued 5 infringement notices to 3 health practitioners for the alleged unlawful importation of unregistered prescription-only medicines.

Christopher Ramsey, the Director of AusLabs, Smart Labs and iSARMs, has been sentenced 2 years imprisonment and fined $300,000 for his role in the manufacture, supply and advertising of illegal Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators and nootropic products. Mr Ramsey’s three companies also received significant fines totalling $2,225,000.

The TGA has issued 12 infringement notices totalling $159,840 to a manufacturer of listed complementary medicines after a recent inspection of the company’s premises identified unacceptable manufacturing practices.

On 22 February the TGA, with the assistance of NSW Police, executed 3 search warrants connected to an individual operating in the Newcastle area of New South Wales.

The TGA is aware of several scams targeting consumers seeking semaglutide (Ozempic). Consumers are strongly advised not to use products unless they have come from a trusted source.

The TGA has issued infringement notices to Caveman Nutrition Pty Ltd, The Cave Nutrition Store Pty Ltd and to the director of these companies for the alleged unlawful advertising of sports supplements and therapeutic goods not included in the ARTG.

The TGA has issued an infringement notice totalling $13,320 to Sydney company JSHealth Vitamins Pty Ltd for supplying a complementary medicine that allegedly did not conform with legal requirements.

The TGA has issued infringement notices to Mode Medical Pty Ltd for the alleged unlawful advertising to Australian consumers on a company website and social media.

The TGA has issued an infringement notice of $2,664 to a NSW-based medical practitioner for alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vaping products in a social media post.

On 25 October 2022, Natural Franchises Pty Ltd pleaded guilty in a Sydney court to over 200 offences of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 for the manufacture, supply and advertising of unapproved therapeutic goods.

The TGA has issued one infringement notice to Queensland-based IMUNI Pty Ltd for allegedly advertising a complementary medicine for a therapeutic use that was not permitted.

The TGA has issued infringement notices for the alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products on their websites and social media platforms.

The TGA has issued infringement notices for the alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products on a website and through social media.

Inspire Cosmetology Pty Ltd fined $26,640 for alleged unlawful import of cosmetic injectable products

NSW medical practitioner fined for allegedly illegally importing prescription medicines

The TGA has issued two infringement notices totalling $5,328 to a Queensland-based individual for the alleged unlawful use of a prohibited representation and endorsement in advertising a listed complementary medicine.

Best Body Industries Pty Ltd fined for alleged unlawful advertising of sports supplements

Direction and infringement notices given to MDNE Enterprises Pty Ltd for alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vaping products

Fines totalling $972,360 given to three medicinal cannabis companies for alleged unlawful advertising

JSHealth Vitamins Pty Ltd fined for alleged unlawful advertising

WA-based company World Environmental Technologies Pty Ltd fined $13,320 for alleged unlawful importation of ivermectin, a prescription-only medicine.

Victoria-based Doughbot Enterprises fined $87,312 and undertakes to comply with advertising rules for nicotine vaping products.