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: Arrow – Nifedipine XR 30
Active Ingredient: Nifedipine 30mg
Dosage Form: Modified release tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Valpharma International S.P.A., Pennabilli, Italy
Valpharma S.A., Serravalle, Republic of San Marino, Italy
Product: Arrow – Nifedipine XR60
Active Ingredient: Nifedipine 60mg
Dosage Form: Modified release tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Valpharma International S.P.A., Pennabilli, Italy
Valpharma S.A., Serravalle, Republic of San Marino, Italy
Product: Cisplatin Ebewe
Active Ingredient: Cisplatin 1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmaco (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: EBEWE Pharma GmbH Nfg KG, Unterach am Attersee, Austria
Product: Lamotrigine-DP
Active Ingredient: Lamotrigine 100mg
Dosage Form: Chewable/dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmascience Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Wellspring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp., Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Product: Lamotrigine-DP
Active Ingredient: Lamotrigine 200mg
Dosage Form: Chewable/dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmascience Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Wellspring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp., Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Product: Lamotrigine-DP
Active Ingredient: Lamotrigine 25mg
Dosage Form: Chewable/dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmascience Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Wellspring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp., Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Product: Lamotrigine-DP
Active Ingredient: Lamotrigine 50mg
Dosage Form: Chewable/dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturers: Pharmascience Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Wellspring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp., Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Dated this 26th day of June 2006.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).