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: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 11.4mg equivalent to atomoxetine 10mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 20.5mg equivalent to atomoxetine 18mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 28.5mg equivalent to atomoxetine 25mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 45.5mg equivalent to atomoxetine 40mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 68.3mg equivalent to atomoxetine 60mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 91.2mg equivalent to atomoxetine 80mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Apo-Atomoxetine
Active Ingredient: Atomoxetine hydrochloride 114mg equivalent to atomoxetine 100mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Apotex Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
   
Product: Difflam Plus Sore Throat Gargle & Mouth Solution Antiseptic + Anti-inflammatory
Active Ingredients: Benzydamine hydrochloride 1.5mg/mL
Chlorhexidine gluconate 1.2mg/mL
Dosage Form: Mouthwash
New Zealand Sponsor: iNova Pharmaceuticals (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Ensign Laboratories Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
   
Product: Myfortic
Active Ingredient: Mycophenolate sodium 192.4mg equivalent to mycophenolic acid 180mg
Dosage Form: Enteric coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma Produktions GmbH, Wehr, Germany
   
Product: Myfortic
Active Ingredient: Mycophenolate sodium 384.8mg equivalent to mycophenolic acid 360mg
Dosage Form: Enteric coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma Produktions GmbH, Wehr, Germany
   
Product: Riamet
Active Ingredients: Artemether 20mg
Lumefantrine 120mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Novartis Saglik ve Gida Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Riamet Dispersible
Active Ingredients: Artemether 20mg
Lumefantrine 120mg
Dosage Form: Dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Novartis Saglik ve Gida Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul, Turkey
   
Product: Sudafed Xylometazoline
Active Ingredient: Xylometazoline hydrochloride 1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Nasal spray solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Famar Health Care Services Madrid SAU, Madrid, Spain
   
Product: Symbicort Rapihaler 100/6
Active Ingredients: Budesonide 80mcg
Formoterol fumarate 4.5mcg
Dosage Form: Aerosol inhaler, metered dose
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AstraZeneca Dunkerque Production SCS, Dunkerque, France
   
Product: Symbicort Rapihaler 200/6
Active Ingredients: Budesonide 160mcg
Formoterol fumarate 4.5mcg
Dosage Form: Aerosol inhaler, metered dose
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AstraZeneca Dunkerque Production SCS, Dunkerque, France


Dated this 13th day of December 2021.

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