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 set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

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

Copaxone
Glatiramer acetate 40mg
Solution for injection
Seqirus (NZ) Limited
IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, Runcorn, United Kingdom
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel

Dated this 2nd day of November 2017.

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