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: Nardil
Active Ingredient: Phenelzine sulfate 25.83mg equivalent to phenelzine 15mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Link Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturers: Recipharm Limited, Ashton-Under-Lyne, United Kingdom
Haupt Pharma Wulfing GmbH, Gronau, Germany
   
Product: Praluent
Active Ingredient: Alirocumab 75mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Sanofi Winthrop Industrie, Le Trait, France
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
Sanofi Pasteur Inc, Pennsylvania, United States of America
   
Product: Praluent
Active Ingredient: Alirocumab 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Sanofi Winthrop Industrie, Le Trait, France
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
   
Product: Prolia
Active Ingredient: Denosumab 60mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Amgen New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Amgen Manufacturing Limited, Juncos, Puerto Rico
Amgen Technology (Ireland) Unlimited Company, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland

Dated this 24th day of February 2020.

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