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: Medrol
Active Ingredient: Methylprednisolone 4mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Dated this 10th day of August 2011.
DR DON MACKIE, Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Leadership, Protection and Regulation Business Unit, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).