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 which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24(5) of the Act and are set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Humira
Active Ingredient: Adalimumab 20mg/0.4mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturer: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Product: Humira
Active Ingredient: Adalimumab 50mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturers: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Langenargen, Germany
Product: Humira Pen
Active Ingredient: Adalimumab 50mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturers: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Langenargen, Germany
Aesica Queenborough Limited, Kent, United Kingdom
Product: Suxamethonium Chloride BP
Active Ingredient: Suxamethonium chloride dihydrate 50mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AstraZeneca Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
Dated this 22nd day of August 2014.
STEWART JESSAMINE, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).