Severe hypocalcaemia warning with osteoporosis drug
This article has been updated. The US medicines regulator has slapped a boxed warning on the osteoporosis medication denosumab regarding the increased risk of severe…
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TGA quietly bans doctors from advertising ‘anti-wrinkle injections’
A ban on advertising “dermal fillers” or “anti-wrinkle injections” has angered cosmetic doctors, who say the TGA did not provide any warning or guidance ahead…
TGA approves RSV vax for Australians over 60
The TGA has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, Arexvy, with sponsor GSK Australia hinting it would “soon” be available on a private script…
TGA ‘closely monitoring’ suicide and depression risk with asthma drug
The TGA is “closely monitoring” reports of suicide, sleep disturbances and other potential adverse neuropsychiatric events in children prescribed the asthma medication montelukast. Although prescribers…
GP clinic’s compounded semaglutide scripts raise TGA alarm
The worldwide semaglutide shortage has sparked an ’emerging trend’ of telehealth platforms offering to prescribe locally compounded versions of the drug to treat obesity, the…
FDA investigates secondary malignancy risk with CAR T-cell therapy
The TGA is closely watching an overseas investigation of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies after reports of secondary malignancies in treated patients. Last month, the…
Psychedelic prescribing guidelines ‘virtually unworkable’
A new psychedelic practitioner group is calling on the TGA and the psychiatrists’ college to relax what it claims are “virtually unworkable” guidelines for MDMA and psilocybin prescribing. The TGA downscheduled…
TGA takes cannabis company to court over alleged gonorrhoea and autism claims
The TGA is taking a cannabis company to court for allegedly advertising CBD oils directly to patients as possible treatments for gonorrhoea, autism and stress.…
‘Be wary of prescribing’ tirzepatide amid another diabetes drug shortage
Doctors should exercise caution when prescribing tirzepatide, a leading GP says, after a surge in demand sparked a supply shortage within two months of entering…
New child-specific vaping cessation guidance for GPs ahead of govt crackdown
Tailored advice for under-18s and young adults who use nicotine vapes will be added to the RACGP’s updated smoking cessation guidelines before the end of…
