All home-use fetal dopplers deregistered following safety review
The TGA has cancelled all home-use fetal dopplers left on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, warning that the devices may give false reassurances to…
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TGA warns of sudden cardiac death risk with azithromycin
The TGA has slapped safety warnings on azithromycin over a very rare risk of acute cardiovascular death, particularly within the first five days of use. …
Novo Nordisk finally launches semaglutide pen indicated for weight loss in Australia
Novo Nordisk’s subcutaneous weight-loss drug Wegovy will hit Australian shelves this month, two years after it received TGA approval. The once-weekly injectable semaglutide formulation will…
Compounded remedies with deadly nightshade causing anticholinergic syndrome in infants: TGA
The TGA is investigating reports of toxicity in infants given compounded products for wind and colic that contained Atropa belladonna. Last month, the watchdog warned doctors…
Australia faces shortage of ‘crucial’ IV fluids
A critical shortage of IV fluids has hit the Australian health system with “very little warning” and could eventually impact non-cancer elective surgery. The current…
GLP-1 RAs slapped with ileus warning after TGA investigation
New safety warnings about the risk of ileus have been added to all GLP-1 receptor agonists following a TGA investigation into local reports of the…
GPs urged to limit antibiotic oral liquid prescribing amid shortages
GPs are being urged to limit scripts for azithromycin and clarithromycin oral liquids, which are currently in short supply due to a spike in pertussis…
Fresh ADHD drug shortage prompts TGA warning to doctors
The TGA is urging doctors to “limit” prescribing of the ADHD medication Vyvanse to new patients until at least October amid rolling shortages. The 20mg…
Doctors given green light to replace hormonal IUD after eight years
The 52mg levonorgestrel-releasing IUD Mirena can now be replaced every eight years instead of every five, making it the longest-lasting hormonal contraceptive available to Australian…
How Novo Nordisk lobbied AHPRA and the TGA to get compounded semaglutide banned
More than a year before the Federal Government announced its compounding ban, the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk was making complaints to AHPRA about pharmacies compounding…
