Pursuant to section 35 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby suspends the consent to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicine set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Vaxigrip vaccine
Active Ingredients: Influenza virus A/Wellington/I/2004(H3N2)-like strain 15µg/0.5mL dose
Influenza virus B/Shanghai/361/2002-like strain 15µg/0.5mL dose
Influenza virus haemagglutin type A/New Caledonia/20/99 H1N1-like strain 15µg/0.5mL dose
Dosage Form: Injection, solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Aventis Pharma Limited
Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur SA France.
Dated this 10th day of April 2005.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).