Episode 231 · Regulation

The risks of illegal injectable products and how to protect yourself with Ian Carroll and Jahan Kalantar

With Ian Carroll and Jahan KalantarHosts Dr Jake Sloane and David Segal

About this episode

We discuss the fallout from the alleged actions of a new aesthetic distributor in Australia, and what injectors and clinics need to know about unapproved injectable products.

Ian Carroll, founder and Managing Director of EnVogue Skin, and criminal lawyer Jahan Kalantar of Executive Law Group cover how TGA approval works, the risks for injectors and clinics, legal and insurance consequences, due diligence using the ARTG, personal import rules and special access pathways, grey-market products and counterfeits of familiar brands, verification technology, long-term complications, a crisis response playbook for clinics, and how to report suppliers.

What you'll learn

  • How TGA approval works
  • How to check products on the ARTG
  • Legal and insurance risks of unapproved products
  • Spotting grey-market and counterfeit stock
  • How clinics should respond in a crisis
  • How to report a supplier

Topics

  • Regulation
  • TGA
  • Counterfeit products
  • Patient safety
  • Legal
  • Australia

Full transcript

The full transcript for this episode is coming soon.