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: Codral Relief Mucus Cough & Cold
Active Ingredients: Guaifenesin 20mg/mL
Phenylephrine hydrochloride 1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Probiotec Pharma Pty Limited, Laverton North, Australia
Product: Desitin® Rapid Relief
Active Ingredient: Zinc oxide 40%w/w
Dosage Form: Topical ointment
New Zealand Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: McNeill PPC Inc., Pennsylvania, United States of America
Product: Neutrogena Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub
Active Ingredient: Salicylic acid 2%w/w
Dosage Form: Skin wash
New Zealand Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Neutrogena Corporation, Los Angeles, United States of America
Product: Octalbin
Active Ingredient: Albumin 50g/L
Dosage Form: Solution for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Octapharma New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktions GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Product: Octalbin
Active Ingredient: Albumin 200g/L
Dosage Form: Solution for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Octapharma New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktions GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Product: Pharmacist’s Own Cold & Flu Relief PE
Active Ingredients: Codeine phosphate hemihydrate 6mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Phenylephrine hydrochloride 5mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: PSM Healthcare Limited trading as API Consumer Brands
Manufacturer: PSM Healthcare Limited trading as API Consumer Brands, Auckland, New Zealand
Dated this 3rd day of March 2011.
MARK JACOBS, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Leadership, Protection and Regulation, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).