A corrigendum to this notice was published on 22 August 2019, Notice No. 2019-go3973.

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: Biktarvy
Active Ingredients: Bictegravir sodium 52.45mg equivalent to bictegravir 50mg
Emtricitabine 200mg
Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate 28.04mg equivalent to tenofovir alafenamide 25mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Gilead Sciences (NZ)
Manufacturers: Rottendorf Pharma GmbH, Ennigerloh, Germany
Gilead Sciences Ireland UC, Carrigtohill, Ireland
   
Product: Diarrhoea Relief
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Medreich New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Adcock Ingram Limited - A Medreich Group Company, Bangalore, India
   
Product: Erythromycin Panpharma
Active Ingredient: Erythromycin lactobionate 1.49g equivalent to erythromycin 1g
Dosage Form: Powder for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Multichem NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Panpharma-Beignon, Beignon, France
   
Product: Lynparza
Active Ingredient: Olaparib 100mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
   
Product: Lynparza
Active Ingredient: Olaparib 150mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: AstraZeneca Limited
Manufacturer: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
   
Product: Medreich Loperamide (General sale)
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Medreich New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Adcock Ingram Limited - A Medreich Group Company, Bangalore, India
   
Product: Medreich Loperamide (Pharmacy only)
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Medreich New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Adcock Ingram Limited - A Medreich Group Company, Bangalore, India
   
Product: Paracetamol+ Ibuprofen
Active Ingredients: Paracetamol 500mgIbuprofen 200mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: PSM Healthcare Limited trading as API Consumer Brands
Manufacturer: Medreich Limited, Bangalore, India
   
Product: Ritemvia (100mg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Rituximab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Celltrion Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Ritemvia (500mg/50mL)
Active Ingredient: Rituximab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Celltrion Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Tobramycin BNM
Active Ingredient: Tobramycin 300mg
Dosage Form: Solution for inhalation
New Zealand Sponsor: Boucher & Muir (New Zealand) Limited t/a BNM Group
Manufacturers: Holopack Verpackungstechnik GmbH, Abstgmund-Untergroningen, Germany
Holopack Verpackungstechnik GmbH, Sulzback-Laufen, Germany
   
Product: Tobramycin Wockhardt
Active Ingredient: Tobramycin 300mg
Dosage Form: Solution for inhalation
New Zealand Sponsor: InterPharma (NZ) Limited
Manufacturers: Holopack Verpackungstechnik GmbH, Abstgmund-Untergroningen, Germany
Holopack Verpackungstechnik GmbH, Sulzback-Laufe, Germany
   
Product: Truxima (100mg/10mL)
Active Ingredient: Rituximab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Celltrion Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Truxima (500mg/50mL)
Active Ingredient: Rituximab 10mg/mL
Dosage Form: Concentrate for infusion
New Zealand Sponsor: Celltrion Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Celltrion Inc., Incheon, South Korea
   
Product: Voltaren Emulgel No Mess Applicator
Active Ingredient: Diclofenac diethylamine 1.16%w/w equivalent to diclofenac 1%w/w
Dosage Form: Topical gel
New Zealand Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: GSK Consumer Healthcare SA, Nyon, Switzerland
Novartis Pharma Produktions GmbH, Wehr, Germany
Purna Pharmaceuticals NV, Puurs, Belgium


Dated this 9th day of August 2019.

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