Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicines which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24(5) of the Act and are set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: 3% Citanest DENTAL with Octapressin
Active Ingredients: Felypressin 0.54mcg/mL
Prilocaine hydrochloride 3%
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Dentsply Sirona (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Pierrel S.p.A., Capua, Italy
Laboratorios INIBSA S.A., Barcelona, Spain
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 50mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 100mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 200mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
Patheon Italia SpA, Milan, Italy

Dated this 15th day of November 2019.

CHRIS JAMES, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).