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 new medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 0.1mg
Dosage Form: Dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 0.25mg
Dosage Form: Dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 0.25mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 0.5mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 0.75mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Certican
Active Ingredient: Everolimus 1mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited Pharmaceutical Sector
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma AG, Stein, Switzerland
Product: Metamucil Lemon Lime Flavour Smooth Texture
Active Ingredient: Ispaghula husk 541.38mg/g
Dosage Form: Powder for oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Procter & Gamble Distributing New Zealand
Manufacturer: Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Product: Metamucil Regular Flavour Smooth Texture
Active Ingredient: Ispaghula husk 583.33mg/g
Dosage Form: Powder for oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Procter & Gamble Distributing New Zealand
Manufacturer: Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Product: Recormon 60,000 for Reco-Pen
Active Ingredient: Epoetin beta 60,000IU equivalent to 498µg
Dosage Form: Front compartment Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co Kg, Ravensburg, Germany
Dated this 12th day of October 2005.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).