Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Renewal of Provisional Consent to the Distribution of Medicines

Pursuant to section 23(4A) of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby renews the provisional consent to the sale, supply or use in New Zealand of the medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Levothyroxine
Levothyroxine sodium 0.05mg
Tablet
Boucher & Muir (NZ) Limited t/a Mercury Pharma (NZ)
Custom Pharmaceuticals Limited (UK), Hove, United Kingdom

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 11 November 2016.

 

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Levothyroxine
Levothyroxine sodium 0.1mg
Tablet
Boucher & Muir (NZ) Limited t/a Mercury Pharma (NZ)
Custom Pharmaceuticals Limited (UK), Hove, United Kingdom

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 11 November 2016.

 

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturers:

Thalomid
Thalidomide 50mg
Capsule
Celgene Limited
Penn Pharmaceutical Services Limited, Tredegar, United Kingdom
Celgene International Sarl, Boudry, Switzerland

Note: This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Thalidomide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope and practice of internal medicine.
  2. Celgene Limited will manage the risk management programme relating to the distribution and use of Thalomid.

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 25 November 2016.

 

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturers:

Thalomid
Thalidomide 100mg
Capsule
Celgene Limited
Penn Pharmaceutical Services Limited, Tredegar, United Kingdom
Celgene International Sarl, Boudry, Switzerland

Note: This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Thalidomide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope and practice of internal medicine.
  2. Celgene Limited will manage the risk management programme relating to the distribution and use of Thalomid.

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 25 November 2016.

 

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturers:

Thalomid
Thalidomide 150mg
Capsule
Celgene Limited
Penn Pharmaceutical Services Limited, Tredegar, United Kingdom
Celgene International Sarl, Boudry, Switzerland

Note: This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Thalidomide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope and practice of internal medicine.
  2. Celgene Limited will manage the risk management programme relating to the distribution and use of Thalomid.

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 25 November 2016.

 

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturers:

Thalomid
Thalidomide 200mg
Capsule
Celgene Limited
Penn Pharmaceutical Services Limited, Tredegar, United Kingdom
Celgene International Sarl, Boudry, Switzerland

Note: This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

  1. Thalidomide may only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and who are certified as competent by the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope and practice of internal medicine.
  2. Celgene Limited will manage the risk management programme relating to the distribution and use of Thalomid.

Note: This renewed consent is valid for two years from 25 November 2016.

Dated this 6th day of October 2016.

CHRIS JAMES, Acting Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).