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: Avren 200
Active Ingredient: Misoprostol 200mcg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Goa, India
   
Product: Idelvion
Active Ingredient: Albutrepenonacog alfa 250IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: CSL Behring (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany
   
Product: Idelvion
Active Ingredient: Albutrepenonacog alfa 500IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: CSL Behring (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany
   
Product: Idelvion
Active Ingredient: Albutrepenonacog alfa 1000IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: CSL Behring (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany
   
Product: Idelvion
Active Ingredient: Albutrepenonacog alfa 2000IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: CSL Behring (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany
   
Product: Keytruda
Active Ingredient: Pembrolizumab 25mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: MSD International GmbH (Ireland), Carlow, Ireland
   
Product: Keytruda
Active Ingredient: Pembrolizumab 50mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: MSD International GmbH, Innishannon, Ireland
   
Product: Lioresal Intrathecal
Active Ingredient: Baclofen 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Delpharm Dijon, Quetigny, France
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 50mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 100mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 200mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
   
Product: Vimpat
Active Ingredient: Lacosamide 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: UCB Pharma SA, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
Patheon Italia SpA, Milan, Italy
   
Product: Zaditen
Active Ingredient: Ketotifen fumarate 345mcg/mL equivalent to ketotifen 250mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Eye drops, solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Excelvision, Annonay, France


Dated this 4th day of October 2019.

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