Recall archive/Pharmacy and medical products
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Pharmacy and medical products recalls.

227 archived Australian notices, each linked to its official Product Safety Australia source. The page updates automatically when new notices arrive.

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Pharmacy and medical products

Elastic Luggage Straps, Assorted Children's Toys and Natural Latex Hot Water Bottles

(a) The elastic luggage straps do not have the required warning label in accordance with Consumer Goods (Elastic luggage straps) Safety Standard 2017. (b) The children’s toys contain batteries that can become accessible through normal use, which does not comply with Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003, as amended by Consumer Protection No. 1 of 2005. (c) The hot water bottles do not meet the performance, physical and labelling requirements in accordance with the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Hot Water Bottles) Regulations 2008.

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Valium (diazepam) 5mg tablets in 50 tablet blister packs

Blister pack sheets containing other medicines may have been substituted into some packs of Valium 5mg tablets. These medicines may include (but may not be limited to) BTC Paracetamol Codeine, BTC Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets, Apotex-Pantoprazole 40mg or 20mg tablets and Stemetil 5mg tablets.

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Span-K (potassium chloride) 600mg tablets

This is a recall for correction of the packaging only. The bottles have been supplied with a cap that is not child-resistant. There is no concern regarding the quality or safety of this medicine.

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Difflam Sore Throat Ready to Use Iodine Gargle

An out-of-specification (OOS) result has been recorded for povidone-iodine assay in one batch of the Difflam Sore Throat Ready to Use Iodine Gargle (povidone-iodine 10mg/mL) 200mL bottle. The OOS result for povidone-iodine assay occurs early in the product's shelf-life (2 months).

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Medtronic MiniMed 640G insulin pumps

Medtronic has identified a software issue that could prevent the internal battery from charging on some MiniMed 640G insulin pumps. If the issue occurs, an alarm is triggered and patients will see "Power error detected" and "25" displayed on the pump screen (power error 25). The message states "Delivery stopped. Record your settings by uploading to CareLink or write your settings on paper. See User Guide."

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O2Vent T Adjuster Assembly

The manufacturer has determined that a correction to the Adjuster Assembly part of the O2Vent T device is necessary and must be returned for rework. The Adjuster Assembly allows adjustment of the screw and hook for appropriate titration by mandibular advancement for optimised treatment.

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Sleep-Safe Set, Sleep-Safe Set Plus and Sleep-Safe Paed

The products may experience leakage caused by over welded coils, which can lead to difficulties in unrolling the tubing that can create pinholes in the lines. The damage may not be visible and will not be detected by the system's Sleep-Safe cycler.

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Deluxe First Aid Kit

The first aid instructions supplied are poorly written and cannot be relied upon in an emergency. Some of the information is unsuitable and not in line with Australian first aid protocols.

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Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Tuhuo and Loranthus Combination), Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Ligusticum and Tea Formula) and Dang Gui Si Ni Tang (Tangkuei and Jujube Combination)

The products contain Asarum species, which have been documented to contain aristolochic acids. Asarum species containing aristolochic acid(s) for human therapeutic use are included in Schedule 10 of the Poisons Standard and are not permitted for use in therapeutic goods in Australia.

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APO-Cabergoline 500mcg tablets

Apotex Pty Ltd is recalling one batch of the APO-Cabergoline 500mcg tablets (batch MK0903, expiry date February 2017) due to a packaging issue, where the desiccant may not protect the product from moisture throughout its shelf life.

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Flocare Infinity Enteral Feeding Pumps

Nutricia Australia has received overseas reports of the Flocare Infinity enteral feeding pump 'air in line' (AIL) alarm not always working when used with mixed or reconstituted powdered tube feeds. It is believed that undissolved particles can accumulate in the feeding line or form a film on the inner side of the tube around the pump sensors, which can interfere with the pump's air detection function.

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Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators

ResMed has received a number of reports regarding the performance of the internal battery in Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators. According to these reports, an internal electrical issue has led to ventilation stopping without either the 'low battery' or 'critically low battery' alarms activating as intended.

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James Leckey Design Mygo Stander

The angle adjustment mechanism for James Leckey Design Mygo Standers manufactured during this period allows the user to lock out the frame’s safety pull pin and adjust the angle using one hand. If the operator’s hand slips off the turning handle when a patient is in the frame, the handle could ‘self-wind’ and spin rapidly as the stander returns to the upright position.

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TRUEresult Blood Glucose Test Strip

It has been identified that some of the test strips from the affected batch may have been contained within an open test strip vial. Being exposed to the outside environment can affect test strip performance and lead to false low readings.

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Mums The One One Step hCG Urine Pregnancy Test

TGA testing of Mums The One one step hCG urine pregnancy tests from the affected batch found that these tests do not meet a claim made in the product documentation. Specifically, these tests failed to detect hCG at concentrations of 10 mIU/mL, 25 mIU/mL and 50 mIU/mL levels.

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SHEN NENG CHING FEI YI HOU PIEN (AUSTL 57184)

SHEN NENG CHING FEI YI HOU PIEN (AUSTL 57184) was found by TGA Laboratories to be contaminated with Paracetamol. The content of paracetamol was estimated by LC/MS to be 9 mcg/g (9 ppm). This is below the SUSMP threshold limit of 10 ppm (10 mg/kg) for scheduling of paracetamol. However, paracetamol is not declared in the ARTG entry for AUSTL 57184 and is not approved for use in listed medicines.

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ConceivePlease One Step HCG Urine Pregnancy test

TGA testing of ConceivePlease one step hCG urine pregnancy test kits from the affected batch found that these kits do not meet a claim made in the product documentation. Specifically, these tests failed to detect hCG at concentrations of 25 mIU/mL levels.

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Maxagra Capsules

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Maxagra capsules and found that: •the capsules contain the undeclared substance sildenafil; and •the capsules contain the undeclared antibiotic substance oxytetracycline

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Veletri Consumables Kit

It has been identified that B. Braun water for injections from this lot may leak due to cracks in the neck of the bottle, which could result in bacterial contamination.

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Flocare Transition Giving Sets

There have been reports of ENFit transition adaptors, which are supplied in Australia as a component of Flocare transition giving sets, leaking and/or breaking.

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HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device AC adapters and batteries

Some of HeartWare's AC adapters are vulnerable to power grid surges above 220 volts and, when affected, will automatically switch to a back-up power source (batteries). In addition, some HeartWare batteries supplied before December 2014 have the potential to lose their charge prematurely.

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