{"id":162148,"date":"2025-12-01T04:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162148\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:48:10","slug":"tga-alerts-to-suicidal-thoughts-reduced-contraception-effectiveness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162148\/","title":{"rendered":"TGA alerts to suicidal thoughts, reduced contraception effectiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s medicines regulator has issued a safety warning over the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour linked to drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/what-is-ozempic-and-why-is-there-a-shortage-of-it-20221128-p5c1wb.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ozempic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) also warned that a link between GLP-1 receptor agonist medication Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and reduced effectiveness of oral contraception could not be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elly Lilly GLP1 medicine Mounjaro will come with new product warning for patients\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6decaaf62b686963b04a9f83b41fb90f4f071306.jpeg\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elly Lilly GLP1 medicine Mounjaro will come with new product warning for patientsCredit: Bloomberg<\/p>\n<p>The TGA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/safety\/safety-monitoring-and-information\/safety-alerts\/product-warnings-updated-glp-1-ra-class\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">safety alert published on Monday<\/a> said it had updated the product warnings for the class of high-profile drugs formally used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity in Australia following investigations by international regulators.<\/p>\n<p>The drugs affected are:<\/p>\n<p>Ozempic (semaglutide)Wegovy (semaglutide)Saxenda (liraglutide)Trulicity (dulaglutide)Mounjaro (tirzepatide)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatients taking these medicines should tell their health professional if they experience new or worsening depression, suicidal thoughts or any unusual changes in mood or behaviour,\u201d the alert read.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The updated wording that will appear in the product information for GLP-1 RAs.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f7f6b4f9570ec65c712b2c963d11671322b5ab1d1515a7f06cd91213e868f2b6.png\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The updated wording that will appear in the product information for GLP-1 RAs.Credit: TGA<\/p>\n<p>TGA\u2019s search of its Database of Adverse Event Notifications for GLP-1 RA medicines on September 23 retrieved 85 reports, including 72 for suicidal ideation, six for depressional suicide, four for suicide attempt, two for suicide and one of self-injurious ideation.<\/p>\n<p>The TGA\u2019s investigation included seeking advice from an independent expert group, the Advisory Committee on Medicines (AMC), which in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/resources\/publication\/meeting-statements\/acm-meeting-statement-meeting-51-5-and-6-june-2025#glucagonlikepeptide1-receptor-agonists-and-suicidal-or-selfinjurious-ideation\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">June reported that there was insufficient evidence<\/a> of a causal link between the medicines and suicidal ideation or behaviours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s medicines regulator has issued a safety warning over the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour linked 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