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: Alprolix
Active Ingredient: Eftrenonacog alfa 4000IU
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Langenargen, Germany
   
Product: Calquence
Active Ingredient: Acalabrutinib 100mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AstraZeneca AB, Sodertalje, Sweden
   
Product: Copaxone Pen
Active Ingredient: Glatiramer acetate 40mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Teva Pharma (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturers: IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, Runcorn Cheshire, United Kingdom
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Kfar Saba, Israel
   
Product: DBL™ Bortezomib
Active Ingredient: Bortezomib 1mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Gland Pharma Limited, Visakhapatnam, India
   
Product: Dexmedetomidine Ever Pharma (200mcg/2mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 0.1182mg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 0.1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: EVER Pharma Jena GmbH, Jena, Germany
   
Product: Dexmedetomidine Ever Pharma (400mcg/4mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 0.1182mg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 0.1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: EVER Pharma Jena GmbH, Jena, Germany
   
Product: Dexmedetomidine Ever Pharma (1000mcg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 0.1182mg/mL equivalent to dexmedetomidine 0.1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: EVER Pharma Jena GmbH, Jena, Germany
   
Product: Docetaxel Accord (20mg/mL)
Active Ingredient: Docetaxel 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Docetaxel Accord (80mg/4mL)
Active Ingredient: Docetaxel 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Docetaxel Accord (160mg/8mL)
Active Ingredient: Docetaxel 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Erlotinib
Active Ingredient: Erlotinib hydrochloride 27.317mg equivalent to erlotinib 25mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Verna, India
   
Product: Erlotinib
Active Ingredient: Erlotinib hydrochloride 109.267mg equivalent to erlotinib 100mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Verna, India
   
Product: Erlotinib
Active Ingredient: Erlotinib hydrochloride 163.9mg equivalent to erlotinib 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Verna, India
   
Product: Gefitinib
Active Ingredient: Gefitinib 250mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Cipla Limited, Verna, India
   
Product: Hospira™ Bortezomib
Active Ingredient: Bortezomib 1mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Gland Pharma Limited, Visakhapatnam, India
   
Product: Levetiracetam Mylan
Active Ingredient: Levetiracetam 250mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Viatris Limited
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Levetiracetam Mylan
Active Ingredient: Levetiracetam 500mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Viatris Limited
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Levetiracetam Mylan
Active Ingredient: Levetiracetam 750mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Viatris Limited
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Levetiracetam Mylan
Active Ingredient: Levetiracetam 1000mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Viatris Limited
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Movapo Pen
Active Ingredient: Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: CARSL Consulting
Manufacturer: CP Pharmaceuticals Limited, Wrexham, United Kingdom
   
Product: Ondansetron-AFT (4mg/2mL)
Active Ingredient: Ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate 2.49mg/mL equivalent to ondansetron 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturer: Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Limited, Jinan, China
   
Product: Ondansetron-AFT (8mg/4mL)
Active Ingredient: Ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate 2.49mg/mL equivalent to ondansetron 2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturer: Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Limited, Jinan, China
   
Product: Sugammadex BNM (200mg/2mL)
Active Ingredient: Sugammadex sodium 108.8mg/mL equivalent to sugammadex 100mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Boucher & Muir (New Zealand) Limited t/a BNM Group
Manufacturers: PharmIdea, Olaine, Latvia
Mefar Ilac Sanayii A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Sugammadex BNM (500mg/5mL)
Active Ingredient: Sugammadex sodium 108.8mg/mL equivalent to sugammadex 100mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Boucher & Muir (New Zealand) Limited t/a BNM Group
Manufacturers: PharmIdea, Olaine, Latvia
Mefar Ilac Sanayii A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Sunitinib Pfizer
Active Ingredient: Sunitinib malate 16.7mg equivalent to sunitinib 12.5mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Sunitinib Pfizer
Active Ingredient: Sunitinib malate 33.4mg equivalent to sunitinib 25mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Sunitinib Pfizer
Active Ingredient: Sunitinib malate 50.1mg equivalent to sunitinib 37.5mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Sunitinib Pfizer
Active Ingredient: Sunitinib malate 66.8mg equivalent to sunitinib 50mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Italia SrL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
   
Product: Trulicity
Active Ingredient: Dulaglutide 3mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Eli Lilly and Co Inc, Indiana, United States of America
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
   
Product: Ucedane
Active Ingredient: Carglumic acid 200mg
Dosage Form: Dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Orpharma NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Unither Developpement Bordeaux, Le Haillan, France


Dated this 9th day of August 2021.

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