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

Keytruda
Pembrolizumab 50mg
Powder for infusion
Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
MSD International GmbH, Innishannon, Ireland

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

Soliris
Eculizumab 300mg
Solution for infusion
Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Patheon Manufacturing Services, North Carolina, United States of America
Patheon Italia SpA, Milan, Italy
Patheon Italia SpA, Frosinone, Italy

Dated this 29th day of September 2017.

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