wazza
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I've cross posted this with aus social but I think it's warranted.
Just a note in case anyone hasn't seen this:
Full list of recalled medicines/vitamins here
Just a note in case anyone hasn't seen this:
AUSTRALIANS were today warned to avoid taking all herbal and vitamin preparations following the largest recall of medicines in the nation's history.
Federal parliamentary secretary for health Trish Worth said several thousand products may potentially be withdrawn following the six-month suspension of Pan Pharmaceutical's licence.
Pan Pharmaceuticals, Australia's largest contract manufacturer of complementary pharmaceuticals, has had its licence suspended following a series of safety and quality breaches.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) also ordered the urgent recall of 219 products manufactured and supplied in Australia by the company.
In a statement, the TGA said the breaches included substitution of ingredients, manipulation of test results and substandard manufacturing processes.
The TGA's principal medical adviser Dr John McEwen said "people ... should avoid taking complementary or vitamin products" until more information became available over the next few days.
Pan Pharmaceuticals represents 70 per cent of the Australian complementary pharmaceutical market and is the largest manufacturer of medicines such as herbal, vitamin, mineral and nutritional supplements.
It also manufactures some over-the-counter medicines including pain relievers and cold and flu preparations.
In January, an anti-travel sickness tablet Travacalm made by Pan Pharmaceuticals for another company was recalled.
Forty batches of the tablets were responsible for 19 people being hospitalised and 68 others experienced potentially life-threatening adverse reactions.
Full list of recalled medicines/vitamins here