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BUSULFEX busulfan 60 mg/10 mL injection vial, Otsuka Australia Pharmaceutical Pty Ltd, CON-528

Product name
BUSULFEX busulfan 60 mg/10 mL injection vial
Sponsor name
Otsuka Australia Pharmaceutical Pty Ltd
Batches
batches manufactured and released for supply before 6 February 2022.
Consent start
Consent no.
CON-528
Standard
Therapeutic Goods Order No. 91 '“ Standard for labels of prescription and related medicines
Non-compliance with standard
The product's vial labels do not meet the following requirements of Therapeutic Goods Order No. 91 Paragraph 10(2)(a) name of the excipient is not the Australian Approved Name (AAN) - Macrogol 400. Instead states 'polyethylene glycol-400'.Paragraphs 8(1)(a) 9(1)(a) Name of the medicine includes IV in front of 'Busulfex' Paragraph 9(1)(g) Missing 'for infusion' adjacent to name of the medicine Paragraph 9(3)(b) Active ingredient includes brackets (separated from tradename by text) Paragraphs 8(1)(e), 9(1)(e) 10(3)(a)(i) Quantity or proportion of active expressed as per mL instead of quantity in medicine (i.e. 6 mg/mL instead of 60 mg/10 mL) Paragraphs 9(1)(d) 8(1)(d) Missing name of dosage form Paragraph 8(1)(i) Missing Australian sponsor or distributor details Paragraphs 7(2)(d), 10(4)(d) subsection 9(5) Text size is too small for name of active ingredient, the quantity or proportion of active ingredient in the medicine, quantity of the medicine, name of sponsor/distributor, approved route of administration.
Conditions imposed
1. The vial label is the US vial label provided on 22 June 2020.  2. The US Product Information (PI) will be removed from the cartons containing the single vial and the Australian approved PI will be included inside the outer carton containing the 8 single vial cartons 3. Arrangements are in place with the stated Distributor on the vial label (Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc), for the prompt referral of any queries or complaints concerning the products to Otsuka Australia Pharmaceutical Pty Ltd (the current sponsor).  
Therapeutic product type
Prescription medicines

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