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:

Riodine Concentrated Gargle
Povidone-iodine 75mg/mL equivalent to iodine 0.75%w/v
Mouthwash
Orion Laboratories (NZ) Limited
Orion Laboratories Pty Limited t/a Perrigo Australia, Perth, Australia

Product:
Active Ingredients:

Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

ZAP Topical Anesthetic Gel (Cool Mint)
Benzocaine 18%w/w
Tetracaine hydrochloride 2%w/w
Oral topical gel
HealthCare Essentials Limited
Germiphene Corporation, Ontario, Canada

Dated this 2nd day of August 2018.

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