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: Varilrix Vaccine
Active Ingredient: Varicella vaccine 2000PFU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
Dated this 10th day of October 2014.
STEWART JESSAMINE, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).