Why was Digesic taken off the market?

Late last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) decided to cancel four products known by the brand names Capadex, Di-Gesic, Doloxene and Paradex following an extensive review of information about the medicines’ safety and efficacy. The decision was to take effect from 1 March 2012.

What is TGA in medicine?

Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a type of heart defect that your baby is born with (congenital). In this condition, the two arteries that carry blood out of the heart aren’t connected as they should be. They are reversed (transposed).

How does TGA regulate medication?

The TGA regulates therapeutic goods through: pre-market assessment; post-market monitoring and enforcement of standards; and. licensing of Australian manufacturers and verifying overseas manufacturers’ compliance with the same standards as their Australian counterparts.

Is Capadex still available in Australia?

Information for health professionals Any transition plans for patients should be in place before 1 March 2012, the intended date that Di-Gesic, Capadex, Paradex and Doloxene will no longer be supplied in Australia.

Is dextropropoxyphene a narcotic?

Dextropropoxyphene is a mild narcotic analgesic, less potent than codeine, and closely related to methadone in chemical structure.

What is Stemetil?

Stemetil tablets* contain: prochlorperazine maleate 5mg (active ingredient), wheat starch, calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate.

What causes TGA?

The exact cause of transient global amnesia (TGA) is unknown. However, some research suggests that TGA results from lack of sufficient blood flow (a condition called ischemia) or oxygen flow (a condition called hypoxia) to the brain. In some cases, TGA may be related to seizure activity in the brain.

Who governs the TGA?

the Australian Government Department of Health
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is part of the Australian Government Department of Health , and is responsible for regulating therapeutic goods including prescription medicines, vaccines, sunscreens, vitamins and minerals, medical devices, blood and blood products.

Is the TGA reliable?

While reasonable care is taken to ensure that the information included in the database is an accurate record of the results and outcomes of TGA’s listed medicines compliance reviews, the TGA does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness or currency of the information or its usefulness in …

What was in Digesic?

DI-GESIC tablets contain dextropropoxyphene and paracetamol as the active ingredients. They belong to a group of medicines called analgesics and are used to provide relief from mild to moderate pain in patients who do not gain adequate pain relief from other analgesics.

Is dextropropoxyphene a codeine?

Dextropropoxyphene is a mild narcotic analgesic, less potent than codeine, and closely related to methadone in chemical structure. The l-isomer has virtually no narcotic effects and is used as an antitussive (cough suppressant).

Who should not take Stemetil?

Oral administration. Known hypersensitivity to prochlorperazine or to any of the other ingredients listed in section 6.1. Stemetil should be avoided in patients with liver or renal dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, hypothyroidism, cardiac failure, phaeochromocytoma, myasthenia gravis, prostate hypertrophy.

Is the TGA going to ban digesic again?

Since the TGA tried to ban it, there have been constant problems with it’s supply. Production has stopped with no word on if it will resume, so the signs are not good. Sadly, I think we’ve seen the last of Digesic. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

How to contact the Therapeutic Goods Administration ( TGA )?

Dextropropoxyphene: questions and answers | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Contact TGA:[email protected]| 1800 020 653| More contact info

When did the TGA cancel diloxene and Paradex?

The TGA intends to cancel all pain-killers containing dextropropoxyphene – Capadex, Di-Gesic, Doloxene and Paradex – from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), from 1 March 2012.

Is there an alternative to digesic for chronic pain?

Alternative medications either don’t work for me, or I experience everything from unacceptable side effects to full blown anaphylaxis. Digesic is the only thing that works for me. Oddly enough I have never experienced side effects from it. However your link has prompted me to contact the manufacturer and ask them where I can obtain it.