Provisional Consent to the Distribution of a New Medicine Pursuant to section 23 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby provisionally consents to the sale, supply or use in New Zealand of the new medicine set out in the Schedule hereto: Schedule Name and Strength Form Name and Address of Manufacturer Proprietary Name(if any) Factor IX 500IU and water for injection 10 mL, as diluent Injection, powder (vial) with diluent (ampoule) CSL Limited, Bioplasma Division, Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia; Diluent: Pharmacia & Upjohn (Perth) Pty Limited, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia MonoFix-VF Note: This consent is valid for 2 years from the date of publication of this notice. Dated this 22nd day of December 1998. G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Regulation and Safety, pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 20th day of February 1997.