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: Avonex
Active Ingredient: Interferon beta-1a 60µg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Biogen Idec Australia Pty Limited
Manufacturers: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co Kg, Langenargen, Germany
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co Kg, Ravensburg, Germany
Dated this 12th day of May 2005.
BARRY BORMAN, Acting Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).