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 - Penicillin V
Active Ingredient: Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium 27.72mg/mL equivalent to phenoxymethylpenicillin 25mg/mL
Dosage Form: Powder for oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Micro Labs Limited, Bangalore, India
Product: Arrow - Penicillin V
Active Ingredient: Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium 55.44mg/mL equivalent to phenoxymethylpenicillin 50mg/mL
Dosage Form: Powder for oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrow Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Micro Labs Limited, Bangalore, India
Product: Max Optifresh
Active Ingredient: Polihexanide 0.001mg/mL
Dosage Form: Contact lens solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Solanki Ventures Limited
Manufacturer: Stericon Pharma Pvt Limited, Bangladore, India
Product: Strepsils Blood Orange
Active Ingredients: Amylmetacresol 0.6mg
Dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1.2mg
Dosage Form: Lozenge
New Zealand Sponsor: Reckitt Benckiser (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Limited, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Dated this 17th day of May 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).