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:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Deb 2% CHG Foaming Skin Cleanser
Chlorhexidine gluconate 20mg/g
Topical solution
SC Johnson Professional NZ Limited
SC Johnson Professional CA Inc, Brantford, Canada

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Herzuma
Trastuzumab 150mg
Powder for infusion concentrate
CARSL Consulting
Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Herzuma
Trastuzumab 440mg
Powder for infusion concentrate
CARSL Consulting
Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Isentress HD
Raltegravir potassium 651.6mg equivalent to raltegravir 600mg
Film coated tablet
Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited
MSD International GmbH (Singapore Branch), Singapore, Singapore

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Rivastigmine Patch 5
Rivastigmine 9mg
Transdermal patch
Generic Partners (NZ) Limited
SK Chemicals Co. Limited, Cheongju-si, South Korea

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Rivastigmine Patch 10
Rivastigmine 18mg
Transdermal patch
Generic Partners (NZ) Limited
SK Chemicals Co. Limited, Cheongju-si, South Korea

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Rivastigmine Patch 15
Rivastigmine 27mg
Transdermal patch
Generic Partners (NZ) Limited
SK Chemicals Co. Limited, Cheongju-si, South Korea

Product:
Active Ingredient:
Dosage Form:
New Zealand Sponsor:
Manufacturer:

Valganciclovir
Valganciclovir hydrochloride 496.286mg equivalent to valganciclovir 450mg
Film coated tablet
Max Health Limited
Oman Pharmaceutical Products Company LLC, Salalah, Oman

Dated this 14th day of June 2019.

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