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: Kalydeco
Active Ingredient: Ivacaftor 50mg
Dosage Form: Oral granules
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturers: Almac Pharma Services Limited, Craigavon, United Kingdom
Mayne Pharma Inc, North Carolina, United States of America
Halo Pharmaceutical Inc, New Jersey, United States of America
   
Product: Kalydeco
Active Ingredient: Ivacaftor 75mg
Dosage Form: Oral granules
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturers: Almac Pharma Services Limited, Craigavon, United Kingdom
Mayne Pharma Inc, North Carolina, United States of America
Halo Pharmaceutical Inc, New Jersey, United States of America
   
Product: Kalydeco
Active Ingredient: Ivacaftor 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturers: Aesica Queenborough Limited, Queenborough, United Kingdom
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ohio, United States of America


Dated this 8th day of March 2023.

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