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: Adin
Active Ingredient: Desmopressin acetate 0.1mg/mL equivalent to 0.089mg desmopressin free base
Dosage Form: Nasal spray solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmaco (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Ferring AB, Limhamn, Sweden
Product: Apo-Gain
Active Ingredient: Minoxidil 50g/L
Dosage Form: Topical solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Apotex NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Product: GONAL-f Pen for injection
Active Ingredient: Follitropin alpha 600IU/mL equivalent to 43.68mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturer: Industria Farmaceutica Serono SpA, Modugno, Bari, Italy
Product: Pamol (Strawberry flavour)
Active Ingredient: Paracetamol 50mg/mL
Dosage Form: Oral suspension
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Div. of Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Australia Pty Limited, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Paracetamol (Rex)
Active Ingredient: Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Kurkumbh Village, Taluka - Daund, District - Pune, Maharashtra State, India
Product: Tussinol Chesty Cough
Active Ingredient: Guaiphenesin 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Syrup
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Div. of Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Australia Pty Limited, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Tussinol Dry Cough
Active Ingredients: Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 2mg/mL
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 2.5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Syrup
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Div. of Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Australia Pty Limited, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Dated this 1st day of June 2005.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).