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: Difflam Mouth Gel Anti-inflammatory + Antibacterial
Active Ingredients: Benzydamine hydrochloride 10mg/g
Cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate 1mg/g
Dosage Form: Oral gel
New Zealand Sponsor: iNova Pharmaceuticals (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: Ensign Laboratories Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
   
Product: Entresto 24/26
Active Ingredients: Sacubitril 24.3mg
Valsartan 25.7mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Farma SpA, Torre Annunziata, Italy
Novartis Singapore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pte Limited, Singapore City, Singapore
   
Product: Entresto 49/51
Active Ingredients: Sacubitril 48.6mg
Valsartan 51.4mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Farma SpA, Torre Annunziata, Italy
Novartis Singapore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pte Limited, Singapore City, Singapore
   
Product: Entresto 97/103
Active Ingredients: Sacubitril 97.2mg
Valsartan 102.8mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
Novartis Farma SpA, Torre Annunziata, Italy
Novartis Singapore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pte Limited, Singapore City, Singapore
   
Product: Exelon Patch 5
Active Ingredient: Rivastigmine 9mg
Dosage Form: Transdermal patch
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, Andernach, Germany
   
Product: Exelon Patch 10
Active Ingredient: Rivastigmine 18mg
Dosage Form: Transdermal patch
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, Andernach, Germany
   
Product: Exelon Patch 15
Active Ingredient: Rivastigmine 27mg
Dosage Form: Transdermal patch
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, Andernach, Germany
   
Product: Exelon Patch 20
Active Ingredient: Rivastigmine 36mg
Dosage Form: Transdermal patch
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, Andernach, Germany
   
Product: Omnitrope
Active Ingredient: Somatropin 3.33mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Sandoz GmbH, Langkampfen, Austria
   
Product: Omnitrope
Active Ingredient: Somatropin 6.67mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Sandoz GmbH, Langkampfen, Austria
   
Product: Omnitrope
Active Ingredient: Somatropin 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Sandoz GmbH, Langkampfen, Austria
   
Product: Trelegy Ellipta 100/62.5/25
Active Ingredients: Fluticasone furoate 100mcg
Umeclidinium bromide 74.2mcg equivalent to umeclidinium 62.5mcg
Vilanterol trifenatate 40mcg equivalent to vilanterol 25mcg
Dosage Form: Powder for inhalation
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline NZ Limited
Manufacturers: Glaxo Operations UK Limited t/a Glaxo Wellcome Operations, Ware, United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline LLC, North Carolina, United States of America
   
Product: Twinrix
Active Ingredients: Hepatitis A vaccine 720EU/mL
Hepatitis B surface antigen, recombinant 20mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline NZ Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (Dresden), Dresden, Germany
   
Product: Twinrix Junior
Active Ingredients: Hepatitis A vaccine 720EU/mL
Hepatitis B surface antigen, recombinant 20mcg/mL
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline NZ Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (Dresden), Dresden, Germany


Dated this 16th day of May 2022.

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