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: Afluria Quad
Active Ingredients: Influenza virus A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1) pdm09 – like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus A/Switzerland/8060/2017 (H3N2) – like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus B/Colorado/06/2017 – like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus B/Phuket/3073/2013 – like strain 15mcg
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Seqirus Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
   
Product: Levlen ED
Active Ingredients: Ethinylestradiol 30mcg
Levonorgestrel 150mcg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Bayer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co KG, Weimar, Germany
   
Product: Microgynon 20 ED
Active Ingredients: Ethinylestradiol 20mcg
Levonorgestrel 100mcg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Bayer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co KG, Weimar, Germany
   
Product: Microgynon 50 ED
Active Ingredients: Ethinylestradiol 0.05mg
Levonorgestrel 0.125mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Bayer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co KG, Weimar, Germany
   
Product: Yasmin
Active Ingredients: Drospirenone 3mg
Ethinylestradiol 30mcg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Bayer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co KG, Weimar, Germany
Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany
   
Product: Yaz
Active Ingredients: Drospirenone 3mg
Ethinylestradiol betadex clathrate 0.02mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Bayer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co KG, Weimar, Germany
Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany


Dated this 12th day of December 2019.

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