Tag: tga

TGA Fined a Company $59,400 in March 2026, Not for Advertising

Vikas Thakur / Sep 1, 2026 / 14 min read

In March 2026 the TGA issued three infringement notices totalling $59,400 to Canngea Pty Ltd, a Queensland medicinal cannabis wholesaler, over an alleged failure to answer a request for information about its supply of therapeutic vaping goods. The case has nothing to do with advertising copy, and that gap between what most clinics prepare for and what the TGA actually fined is the reason it belongs in your compliance file.

TGA Fined a Nurse $11,880 in July 2026: Fix Your Website Copy

Vikas Thakur / Aug 27, 2026 / 13 min read

In July 2026 the TGA issued three infringement notices totalling $11,880 to a NSW registered nurse over unapproved injectable imports. The import case itself will not touch your website, but a separate, older TGA rule already bans naming injectable brands in health-service advertising, and that is the one your site copy needs to pass.

AHPRA Strengthened Its Influencer Ad Ban on 2 September 2025

Vikas Thakur / Aug 25, 2026 / 9 min read

AHPRA's guidelines for higher risk non-surgical cosmetic procedures, in effect from 2 September 2025, explicitly strengthen the ban on testimonials from social media influencers. A separate federal rule already banned paid influencer testimonials for the treatments themselves since 1 January 2022, and the regulator reaffirmed it in a 2026 consultation.

TGA's $2M Peptide Bust: A New 2026 Compliance Priority

Vikas Thakur / Aug 25, 2026 / 9 min read

The TGA formally added unapproved peptide products to its compliance priority list on 10 June 2026, citing a joint operation with the Australian Border Force and Victoria Police that seized more than $2 million in peptides, PIEDs and steroids. If your clinic's treatment menu mentions peptides, this is the newest line on the regulator's watch list.

TGA Pulled 13,700+ Ads: Comments Now Count as Advertising

Vikas Thakur / Aug 24, 2026 / 8 min read

The TGA requested removal of more than 13,700 unlawful therapeutic goods ads in the 2024-25 financial year, then published updated social media guidance on 5 November 2025 confirming comments, hashtags, tags and closed Facebook groups all count as advertising. For cosmetic clinics, the compliance perimeter now runs past the website into every comment thread and private group a staff member posts in.

$319,260 in TGA Fines: 7 Weight-Loss Telehealth Operators

Vikas Thakur / Aug 24, 2026 / 8 min read

The TGA issued 21 infringement notices totalling $319,260 to 4 telehealth businesses and 3 individuals for unlawfully advertising prescription-only weight-loss medicines including Ozempic and Saxenda. Any cosmetic clinic now offering GLP-1 scripts alongside injectables is one treatment page away from the same enforcement pattern.