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: Integrilin
Active Ingredient(s): Eptifibatide 0.75mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Schering-Plough Pty Limited
Manufacturer(s): Schering-Plough Laboratories NVHeist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Schering-Plough Products Inc, Manati, Puerto Rico
Product: Integrilin
Active Ingredient(s): Eptifibatide 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Schering-Plough Pty Limited
Manufacturer(s): Schering-Plough Laboratories NV, Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Schering-Plough Products IncManati, Puerto Rico
Product: Lipex
Active Ingredient(s): Simvastatin 10mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer(s): Merck & Co Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Limited, Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Merck Sharp and Dohme Australia Pty Limited, South Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Lipex
Active Ingredient(s): Simvastatin 20mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer(s): Merck & Co Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Limited, Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Merck Sharp and Dohme Australia Pty Limited, South Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Lipex
Active Ingredient(s): Simvastatin 5mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer(s): Merck & Co Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Limited, Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Merck Sharp and Dohme Australia Pty Limited, South Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Mylanta Effervescent Antacid (Lemon Flavour)
Active Ingredient(s): Light magnesium oxide 250mg
Dosage Form: Effervescent tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare Pty Limited
Manufacturer(s): E-Pharma Trento S.p.A., Ravina di Trento, Italy
Product: Mylanta Effervescent Antacid (Orange Flavour)
Active Ingredient(s): Light magnesium oxide 250mg
Dosage Form: Effervescent tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare Pty Limited
Manufacturer(s): E-Pharma Trento S.p.A., Ravina di Trento, Italy
Product: Nurofen Gel
Active Ingredient(s): Ibuprofen 5%w/w
Dosage Form: Topical gel
New Zealand Sponsor: Boots Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer(s): Farmasierra SL, San Sebastian De Los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
Product: QV Flare Up Bath Oil
Active Ingredient(s): Benzalkonium chloride 6%w/w
Triclosan 2%w/w
Light liquid paraffin 55.5%w/w
Dosage Form: Bath oil
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturer(s): Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited, Braeside, Victoria, Australia
Product: Visudyne
Active Ingredient(s): Verteporfin 15mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Ciba Vision New Zealand
Manufacturer(s): Parkedale Pharmaceuticals Inc, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America
Dated this 22nd day of November 2000.
G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 20th day of February 1997).