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 set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: Afluria Quad Junior
Active Ingredients: Influenza virus A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1) pdm09 – like strain 7.5mcg
Influenza virus A/Switzerland/8060/2017 (H3N2) – like strain 7.5mcg
Influenza virus B/Colorado/06/2017 – like strain 7.5mcg
Influenza virus B/Phuket/3073/2013 – like strain 7.5mcg
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Seqirus (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Seqirus Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
   
Product: Revestive
Active Ingredient: Teduglutide 5mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Shire New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Patheon Italia SpA, Milan, Italy
   
Product: Spravato
Active Ingredient: Esketamine hydrochloride 161.4mg/mL equivalent to esketamine 140mg/mL
Dosage Form: Nasal spray solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Janssen-Cilag (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Renaissance Lakewood LLC, New Jersey, United States of America
   
Product: Tigecycline Juno
Active Ingredient: Tigecycline 50mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Neo Health (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Gland Pharma Limited, Andhra Pradesh, India


Dated this 12th day of December 2019.

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