Product recalls
If you have an enquiry about recalls of medicines or medical devices that is not answered by this website, please see the contact details below.
Other recall information
- Uniform recall procedure for therapeutic goods
<http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/urptg.htm> - Product contamination & extortion - a protocol for the therapeutic goods industry
<http://www.tga.gov.au/recalls/igcmc_cont.htm>
Consumer-level medicines recalls
Current year medicines recalls (2008)
- Zhen De Shou 10 x 250mg capsules in 10-day trial pack or 1 month supply
5 November 2008 - Nutrex Research Lipo 6 liquid capsules
2 October 2008 - Blackmores Sustained Release C tablets, 200s pack size
15 September 2008 - MD Lash Factor Eyelash Conditioner, siver tube, 6 gm bottle
2 September 2008 - Age Intervention Eyelash Conditioner, silver tube, 5.86 ml
18 April 2008 - Heparinised saline 50IU/5ml, packs of 50 ampoules
26 March 2008
Consumer-level medical devices recalls
Current year medical devices recalls (2008)
- Blue Healer Hot/Cold reusable icepacks
24 September 2008 - Hot/cold packs
16 September 2008- Eye mask, Full face mask, Face mask, REDI™ hot/cold pack - small dual colour, REDI™ hot/cold pack with compression wrap - small dual colour, REDI™ hot/cold pack - small PVC, Frosty Bear™ REDI™ hot/cold pack
- Hot & cold pack (labelled with 'Atacand® candesartan cilexetil' or 'Crestor® rosuvastatin')
- Medispot soft hot/cold packs - Medium (Product #2160) & Large (Product #2161)
- smartchoices™ Breast Soother®
- SOFT cold hot pack (label on product) sold as OAPL professional reusable hot and cold pack
- Surgical basics & SOFT R&R hot/cold packs
- Surgipack and Body Plus hot/cold packs
- Thermoskin® hot/cold gel pack (blue)
2 September 2008
Australian Recalls and Cancellations bulletin
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Contact details for enquiries about product recalls
If your enquiry is not specifically about product recalls, see: Contact the TGA <http://www.tga.gov.au/contact.htm>
Enquiries about product recalls
- Email: recalls@tga.gov.au
- Phone:
- 02 6232 8636
- 1800 020 512 (freecall within Australia)
- Users who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment can call through the National Relay Service:
- TTY or computer with modem users phone 1800 555 677 then ask for 1800 020 653
- Speak and listen (speech to speech relay) users phone 1800 555 727 then ask for 1800 020 653
- Fax: 02 6232 8687
- Post: TGA Recalls, PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia