Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicine set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Zithromax IV
Active Ingredient: Azithromycin dihydrate 524.1mg equivalent to 500mg azithromycin
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer Laboratories Limited
Manufacturer: Ben Venue Laboratories Inc, Bedford, Ohio, United States of America
Dated this 28th day of February 2003.
G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 20th day of February 1997).