Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Provisional Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 23(1) of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby provisionally consents to the sale, supply or use in New Zealand of the new medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: Pomolide
Active Ingredient: Pomalidomide 1mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Juno Pharmaceuticals NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Natco Pharma Limited, Telangana, India


Note:
This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Pomolide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope of practice of internal medicine.
  2. Juno Pharmaceutical NZ Limited will manage a pregnancy prevention programme relating to the distribution and use of Pomolide.
Note: This consent is valid for two years from the date of publication of this notice.

Product: Pomolide
Active Ingredient: Pomalidomide 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Juno Pharmaceuticals NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Natco Pharma Limited, Telangana, India


Note:
This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Pomolide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope of practice of internal medicine.
  2. Juno Pharmaceutical NZ Limited will manage a pregnancy prevention programme relating to the distribution and use of Pomolide.
Note: This consent is valid for two years from the date of publication of this notice.
Product: Pomolide
Active Ingredient: Pomalidomide 3mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Juno Pharmaceuticals NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Natco Pharma Limited, Telangana, India


Note:
This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Pomolide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope of practice of internal medicine.
  2. Juno Pharmaceutical NZ Limited will manage a pregnancy prevention programme relating to the distribution and use of Pomolide.
Note: This consent is valid for two years from the date of publication of this notice.
Product: Pomolide
Active Ingredient: Pomalidomide 4mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Juno Pharmaceuticals NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Natco Pharma Limited, Telangana, India


Note:
This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Pomolide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope of practice of internal medicine.
  2. Juno Pharmaceutical NZ Limited will manage a pregnancy prevention programme relating to the distribution and use of Pomolide.
Note: This consent is valid for two years from the date of publication of this notice.


Dated this 10th day of November 2023.

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