Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Consent to the Distribution of a New Medicine

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand
of the new medicine which was referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24(5) of the Act and is set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Cervarix
Active Ingredients: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16 L1 Protein 20µg
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 18 L1 Protein 20µg
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
Dated this 24th 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).