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: Cytarabine
Active Ingredient: Cytarabine 20mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: Pfizer (Perth) Pty Limited, Perth, Australia
Zydus Hospira Oncology Limited (ZHOPL), Ahmedabad, India
   
Product: Imatis
Active Ingredient: Imatinib mesilate 119.5mg equivalent to imatinib 100mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Devatis Limited
Manufacturer: Deva Holding AS, Kapakli, Turkey
   
Product: Imatis
Active Ingredient: Imatinib mesilate 478mg equivalent to imatinib 400mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Devatis Limited
Manufacturer: Deva Holding AS, Kapakli, Turkey


Dated this 23rd day of January 2024.

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