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: Arrow - Ranitidine 150
Active Ingredient: Ranitidine hydrochloride 168mg equivalent to ranitidine 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Arrow Pharmaceuticals Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Product: Arrow - Ranitidine 300
Active Ingredient: Ranitidine hydrochloride 336mg equivalent to ranitidine 300mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Arrow Pharmaceuticals Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Product: Nodia
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Patalganga Industrial Area, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India
Product: Refresh Liquigel
Active Ingredient: Carmellose sodium 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Eye drops, solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Allergan New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Allergan Inc., Waco, Texas, United States of America
Dated this 21st day of May 2003.
G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 6th day of July 2001).