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 set out in the Schedule hereto:
Schedule
Product: Listerine Teeth Defence
Active Ingredients: Alcohol 0.22mL/mL
Benzoic acid 1.5mg/mL
Cineole 0.92mg/mL
Sodium fluoride 0.22mg/mL
Thymol 0.64mg/mL
Dosage Form: Mouthwash
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Pfizer Australia Pty Limited, Caringbah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Movicol-Half
Active Ingredients: Macrogol 3350 6.536g
Potassium chloride 23.3mg
Sodium bicarbonate 89.3mg
Sodium chloride 175.4mg
Dosage Form: Powder for oral solution
New Zealand Sponsor: Norgine Pty Limited
Manufacturer: Norgine Limited, Tiryberth, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Product: Panadeine Plus
Active Ingredients: Codeine phosphate, anhydrous 15mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Limited
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Limited, 82 Hughes Ave, Ermington, New South Wales, Australia
Product: Tamiflu
Active Ingredient: Oseltamivir phosphate 39.4mg/g equivalent to oseltamivir 12mg/mL
Dosage Form: Powder for oral suspension
New Zealand Sponsor: Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturer: F Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Basel, Switzerland
Dated this 24th day of February 2005.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 6 July 2001).