Medicine Recalls

Follow the links below to find information about medicine recalls.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   All alerts
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to alerts issued by the TGA since 1998
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Octagam 5%: lifting of the voluntary recall
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The TGA has allowed the resupply in Australia of Octagam 5% since 8 August 2011 and is implementing additional monitoring activities
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   TRIAD Sterile Lubricating Jelly 3g sachet
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been advised that TRIAD Sterile Lubricating Jelly, 3g sachet, with lot numbers beginning with 7, 8, 9 or 0, is being recalled as it may not have been properly sterilised.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Consumer Recall - Life Scan One Touch Verio blood glucose monitoring system
Publisher:   HealthInsite Editorial Team
Description:   The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been advised that some Life Scan One Touch Verio Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems are giving repeated 'error 2' warning messages when used in conditions of high temperature and/or humidity. In these conditions the patient may not get a blood glucose result.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Life Scan One Touch Verio blood glucose monitoring system
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Consumer level recall of Life Scan One Touch Verio Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Product recalls
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A product recall is the removal of a therapeutic good from supply on the Australian market for reasons relating to their quality, efficacy or safety
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Medicines Safety Update Vol 2, No 3, June 2011
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Risk of hypomagnesaemia with proton pump inhibitors; Use of 2011 seasonal influenza vaccines in children; Investigation of Prevenar and deaths in children in Japan: what does it mean for Australia?; Finding information about adverse reaction reporting on the new TGA website; Medicine recalls in Australia; What to report
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Alerts
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to safety alerts and advisory statements about medicines and medical devices in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Reporting problems
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to forms and information for reporting problems with therapeutic goods in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Pneumovax® 23: Recall of vaccine batch N3336
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Recall of Vaccine Batch N3336 Pneumovax® 23
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   'SuperPowerful Man' tablets
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Analysis has detected the presence of the prescription-only ingredients sulfosildenafil and tadalafil in 'Superpowerful man' tablets
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   APO-Perindopril 2mg tablets
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Apotex Pty Ltd is undertaking an urgent consumer level recall of specified batches of APO-Perindopril 2mg tablets in blister packs of 30 tablets.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Octagam intravenous immunoglobulin solutions
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The TGA advises that Octapharma Australia Pty Ltd has agreed to a precautionary voluntary recall of all batches of Octagam intravenous immunoglobulin solutions from the Australian market.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   AMLO 10 tablets (10mg amlodipine)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Urgent Medicine recall - AMLO 10 tablets (10mg amlodipine)
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Further advice on recall of blood-thinning medicine - Clexane (enoxaparin)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The TGA has recalled an additional 4 batches of the anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medicine Clexane (enoxaparin) due to the detection of an impurity in the affected batches.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Heparin products
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The US FDA has recently reported cases of anaphylaxis associated with the use of intravenous heparin.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Trasylol (aprotinin) injection
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   On 6 November 2007, Bayer Australia Ltd announced a worldwide suspension of the supply of Trasylol (aprotinin) injection.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Lumiracoxib (Prexige)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Urgent medicine recall notice - Lumiracoxib (PREXIGE). Patients taking Lumiracoxib should stop taking the medicine now and discuss alternative treatments with their doctor.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Phenylpropanolamine
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australian consumers may be worried about reports that the US Food and Drug Administration was taking steps to remove phenylpropanolamine from all drug products. In Australia, substantial action to limit the availability of many of the products of concern to the US FDA was taken in 1983.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Aloe vera products (various)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Medicine recall notice - Aloe Vera Aloe Vera Jelly, Nature's Fruit Aloe Vera Creme Plus, Aloe Vera After Sun Soothing Spray
Date:   Jan 2006

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