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: Actemra
Active Ingredient: Tocilizumab 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Roche Products (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Co. Limited, Utsunomiya City, Japan
   
Product: Act-HIB vaccine
Active Ingredient: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine 10mcg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Sanofi Pasteur SA, Marcy L’Etoile, France
Sanofi Pasteur SA, Val-De-Reuil, France
Product: Deolate
Active Ingredient: Terbinafine hydrochloride 281.25mg equivalent to terbinafine 250mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturers: Cipla Limited, Patalganga, India
Cipla Limited, Verna, India
   
Product: Zaditen (Preserved formulation)
Active Ingredient: Ketotifen fumarate 345mcg/mL equivalent to ketotifen 250mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Eye drops, solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Excelvision, Annonay, France
   
Product: Zaditen (Unpreserved formulation)
Active Ingredient: Ketotifen fumarate 345mcg/mL equivalent to ketotifen 250mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Eye drops, solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Excelvision, Annonay, France


Dated this 10th day of May 2022.

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