Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the changed medicines which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24 (5) of the Act and are set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Relenza Rotadisk
Active Ingredient: Zanamivir 5mg
Dosage Form: Powder for inhalation
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Glaxo Wellcome Production, Evreux, France
GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd, Boronia, Victoria, Australia
Product: Varivax
Active Ingredient: Varicella vaccine 1,350PFU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Merck & Co Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Dated this 14th day of July 2005.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).