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: Boostrix
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 2IU
Pertactin 2.5mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 8mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 8mcg
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 20IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Boostrix-IPV
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 2IU
Pertactin 2.5mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 8mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 8mcg
Polio virus type 1 40DAgU
Polio virus type 2 8DAgU
Polio virus type 3 32DAgU
Tetanus toxoid 20IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Infanrix
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 30IU
Pertactin 8mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 25mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 25mcg
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 40IU
Dosage Form: Vaccine Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Infanrix-hexa
Component 1:  
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 30IU
Hepatitis B surface antigen, recombinant 10mcg
Pertactin 8mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 25mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 25mcg
Polio virus type 1 40DAgU
Polio virus type 2 8DAgU
Polio virus type 3 32DAgU
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 40IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
Component 2:  
Active Ingredient: Haemophilus influenzae vaccine, tetanus toxoid conjugate 10mcg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
   
Product: Infanrix-IPV
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 60IU/mL
Pertactin 16mcg/mL
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 50mcg/mL
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 50mcg/mL
Polio virus type 1 80DAgU/mL
Polio virus type 2 16DAgU/mL
Polio virus type 3 64DAgU/mL
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 80IU/mL
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Infanrix-IPV+Hib
Component 1:  
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 30IU
Pertactin 8mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 25mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 25mcg
Polio virus type 1 40DAgU
Polio virus type 2 8DAgU
Polio virus type 3 32DAgU
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 40IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
Component 2:  
Active Ingredient: Haemophilus influenzae vaccine, tetanus toxoid conjugate 10mcg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Infanrix-penta
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 30IU
Hepatitis B surface antigen, recombinant 10mcg
Pertactin 8mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 25mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 25mcg
Polio virus type 1 40DAgU
Polio virus type 2 8DAgU
Polio virus type 3 32DAgU
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 40IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Rixensart, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (France), Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux, France
   
Product: Primaxin
Active Ingredients: Cilastatin sodium 571mg equivalent to cilastatin acid 500mg
Imipenem monohydrate 560mg equivalent to imipenem 500mg
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, Virginia, United States of America
   
Product: Synermox
Active Ingredients: Amoxicillin trihydrate 573.96mg equivalent to amoxicillin 500mg
Potassium clavulanate 148.9mg equivalent to clavulanic acid 125mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manufacturer: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Dewas, India


Dated this 12th day of February 2021.

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