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: Meropenem Kabi
Active Ingredient: Meropenem trihydrate 570mg equivalent to meropenem 500mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: ACS Dobfar SpA, Teramo, Italy
   
Product: Meropenem Kabi
Active Ingredient: Meropenem trihydrate 1140mg equivalent to meropenem 1000mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: ACS Dobfar SpA, Teramo, Italy
   
Product: Paliperidone-Teva (25mg/0.25mL)
Active Ingredient: Paliperidone palmitate 156mg/mL equivalent to paliperidone 100mg/ml
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel
   
Product: Paliperidone-Teva (50mg/0.5mL)
Active Ingredient: Paliperidone palmitate 156mg/mL equivalent to paliperidone 100mg/ml
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel
   
Product: Paliperidone-Teva (75mg/0.75mL)
Active Ingredient: Paliperidone palmitate 156mg/mL equivalent to paliperidone 100mg/ml
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel
   
Product: Paliperidone-Teva (100mg/1mL)
Active Ingredient: Paliperidone palmitate 156mg/mL equivalent to paliperidone 100mg/ml
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel
   
Product: Paliperidone-Teva (150mg/1.5mL)
Active Ingredient: Paliperidone palmitate 156mg/mL equivalent to paliperidone 100mg/ml
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel


Dated this 23rd day of April 2021.

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