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 set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: Clindamycin LU
Active Ingredient: Clindamycin hydrochloride 162.868mg equivalent to clindamycin 150mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Luminarie Group Limited
Manufacturer: Novell Pharmaceutical Laboratories PT., Bogor, Indonesia
   
Product: Dexdor (200mcg/2mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 118mcg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 100mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Orion Pharma (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Orion Corporation, Espoo, Finland
   
Product: Dexdor (400mcg/4mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 118mcg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 100mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Orion Pharma (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Orion Corporation, Espoo, Finland
   
Product: Dexdor (1000mcg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 118mcg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 100mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Orion Pharma (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Orion Corporation, Espoo, Finland
   
Product: Flucloxacillin Kabi
Active Ingredient: Flucloxacillin sodium monohydrate 544.1mg equivalent to flucloxacillin 500mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Labesfal Laboratories Almiro SA, Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal
   
Product: Flucloxacillin Kabi
Active Ingredient: Flucloxacillin sodium monohydrate 1088.1mg equivalent to flucloxacillin 1000mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Labesfal Laboratories Almiro SA, Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal
   
Product: Levosimendan ADVZ
Active Ingredient: Levosimendan 2.5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Boucher & Muir (NZ) Limited t/a Mercury Pharma (NZ)
Manufacturer: ONKO ILAC SAN. VE TIC. A.S., Gebze, Turkey


Dated this 26th day of February 2024.

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