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: Bisolvon Chesty Forte
Active Ingredient: Bromhexine hydrochloride 1.6mg/mL
Dosage Form: Oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Delpharm Reims SAS, Reims, France
   
Product: Bisolvon Chesty Forte
Active Ingredient: Bromhexine hydrochloride 8mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Delpharm Reims SAS, Reims, France
   
Product: Cervarix
Active Ingredients: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16 L1 Protein 20mcg
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 18 L1 Protein 20mcg
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline NZ Limited
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
   
Product: Curosurf
Active Ingredient: Poractant Alfa 80mg/mL
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Chiesi New Zealand Limited t/a Emerge Health
Manufacturer: Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, Parma, Italy
   
Product: Lopresor
Active Ingredient: Metoprolol tartrate 50mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Saglik ve Gida Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Lopresor
Active Ingredient: Metoprolol tartrate 100mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Saglik ve Gida Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Pemetrexed Accord
Active Ingredient: Pemetrexed disodium hemipentahydrate 110.29mg equivalent to pemetrexed 100mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Pemetrexed Accord
Active Ingredient: Pemetrexed disodium hemipentahydrate 551.45mg equivalent to pemetrexed 500mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Pemetrexed Accord
Active Ingredient: Pemetrexed disodium hemipentahydrate 1102.9mg equivalent to pemetrexed 1000mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Slow Lopresor
Active Ingredient: Metoprolol tartrate 200mg
Dosage Form: Modified release tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Farma SpA, Torre Annunziata, Italy
Novartis Saglik ve Gida Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul, Turkey


Dated this 17th 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).