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 set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Caltrate 600mg with 400IU Vitamin D
Active Ingredients: Calcium carbonate 1.65g equivalent to calcium 600mg
Colecalciferol 10mcg equivalent to vitamin D3 400IU
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Wyeth Pharmaceutical Co Limited, Jiangsu, China
Dated this 22nd day of April 2013.
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).