Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Consent to the Distribution of a Changed Medicine

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the changed medicine which was referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24 (5) of the Act and is set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Celebrex
Active Ingredient: Celecoxib 100mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pharmacia, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Product: Celebrex
Active Ingredient: Celecoxib 200mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pharmacia, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Dated this 13th day of April 2004.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the
6th day of July 2001).