Notice Title

Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Publication Date
19 Mar 2026

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Medicines Act Consent to the distribution of new medicines Health

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2026-sl1463
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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: Breztri Aerosphere
Active Ingredients: Budesonide 160mcg
Formoterol fumarate dihydrate 5mcg
Glycopyrronium bromide 9mcg equivalent to glycopyrronium 7.2mcg
Dosage Form: Aerosol inhaler, metered dose
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturers: AstraZeneca Dunkerque Production SCS, Dunkerque, France
Bespak HC Limited, Cheshire, United Kingdom
   
Product: Opdivo (40mg/4mL)
Active Ingredient: Nivolumab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Opdivo (100mg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Nivolumab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Phesgo
Active Ingredients: Pertuzumab 60mg/mL
Trastuzumab 60mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Roche Products (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: F Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
   
Product: Phesgo
Active Ingredients: Pertuzumab 80mg/mL
Trastuzumab 40mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Roche Products (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: F Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
   
Product: Skyrizi (Pre-filled pen)
Active Ingredient: Risankizumab 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturer: AbbVie Biotechnology Limited, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Skyrizi (Pre-filled syringe)
Active Ingredient: Risankizumab 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturer: AbbVie Biotechnology Limited, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Tezspire (Pre-filled pen)
Active Ingredient: Tezepelumab 110mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: Amgen Manufacturing Limited LLC, Juncos, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Tezspire (Pre-filled syringe)
Active Ingredient: Tezepelumab 110mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: Amgen Manufacturing Limited LLC, Juncos, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Winglore (50mg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Ipilimumab 5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Simtra US LLC, Indiana, United States of America
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
Samsung Biologics Co Limited, Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Winglore (200mg/40mL)
Active Ingredient: Ipilimumab 5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Simtra US LLC, Indiana, United States of America
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
Samsung Biologics Co Limited, Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Yervoy (50mg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Ipilimumab 5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Simtra US LLC, Indiana, United States of America
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
Samsung Biologics Co Limited, Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Yervoy (200mg/40mL)
Active Ingredient: Ipilimumab 5mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Simtra US LLC, Indiana, United States of America
Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Limited, Manati, Puerto Rico
Samsung Biologics Co Limited, Incheon, South Korea


Dated this 16th day of March 2026.

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