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: Bi-Gesic (General sale)
Active Ingredients: Ibuprofen 200mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Milan Laboratories (India) Pvt Limited, Mumbai, India
   
Product: Bi-Gesic (Pharmacy only)
Active Ingredients: Ibuprofen 200mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Milan Laboratories (India) Pvt Limited, Mumbai, India
   
Product: Biofreeze Pain Relieving Gel
Active Ingredient: Levomenthol 35mg/g
Dosage Form: Topical gel
New Zealand Sponsor: Sports Health Limited
Manufacturer: Span Contract Packaging Inc, South Carolina, United States of America
   
Product: Biofreeze Pain Relieving Roll-on Gel
Active Ingredient: Levomenthol 35mg/g
Dosage Form: Topical gel
New Zealand Sponsor: Sports Health Limited
Manufacturer: Span Contract Packaging Inc, South Carolina, United States of America
   
Product: Carglumic Acid Waymade
Active Ingredient: Carglumic acid 200mg
Dosage Form: Dispersible tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Te Arai BioFarma Limited
Manufacturer: Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited, Vadodara, India
   
Product: Contrave 8/90
Active Ingredients: Bupropion hydrochloride 90mg equivalent to bupropion 78mg
Naltrexone hydrochloride 8mg equivalent to naltrexone 7.2mg
Dosage Form: Modified release tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: iNova Pharmaceuticals (New Zealand) Limited
Manufacturers: Patheon Inc, Ontario, Canada
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie, Tours, France
   
Product: Diarrhoea Relief
Active Ingredient: Loperamide hydrochloride 2mg
Dosage Form: Capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: PSM Healthcare Limited trading as API Consumer Brands
Manufacturer: Adcock Ingram Limited - A Medreich Group Company, Anekal, India
   
Product: Fibrinox
Active Ingredient: Enoxaparin sodium 100mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Rovi Pharma Industrial Services, Madrid, Spain
   
Product: Fibrinox Forte
Active Ingredient: Enoxaparin sodium 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Rovi Pharma Industrial Services, Madrid, Spain
   
Product: Fosrenol
Active Ingredient: Lanthanum carbonate hydrate 954mg equivalent to elemental lanthanum 500mg
Dosage Form: Chewable tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Takeda New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Hamol Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom
   
Product: Fosrenol
Active Ingredient: Lanthanum carbonate hydrate 1431mg equivalent to elemental lanthanum 750mg
Dosage Form: Chewable tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Takeda New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Hamol Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom
   
Product: Fosrenol
Active Ingredient: Lanthanum carbonate hydrate 1431mg equivalent to elemental lanthanum 750mg
Dosage Form: Oral powder
New Zealand Sponsor: Takeda New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH, Schorndorf, Germany
   
Product: Fosrenol
Active Ingredient: Lanthanum carbonate hydrate 1908mg equivalent to elemental lanthanum 1000mg
Dosage Form: Oral powder
New Zealand Sponsor: Takeda New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH, Schorndorf, Germany
   
Product: Fosrenol
Active Ingredient: Lanthanum carbonate hydrate 1908mg equivalent to elemental lanthanum 1000 mg
Dosage Form: Chewable tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Takeda New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Hamol Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom
   
Product: Haylor Syrup
Active Ingredient: Loratadine 1mg/mL
Dosage Form: Syrup
New Zealand Sponsor: Boucher & Muir (New Zealand) Limited t/a BNM Group
Manufacturer: YSP Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kajang, Malaysia
   
Product: Macrobid
Active Ingredients: Nitrofurantoin 25mg
Nitrofurantoin monohydrate 80.7mg
Dosage Form: Modified release capsule
New Zealand Sponsor: Te Arai BioFarma Limited
Manufacturer: Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc, New York, United States of America
   
Product: Naltrexone
Active Ingredient: Naltrexone hydrochloride 50mg equivalent to naltrexone 45.2mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Max Health Limited
Manufacturer: Haupt Pharma Wolfratshausen GmbH, Wolfratshausen, Germany
   
Product: Paracetamol & Ibuprofen (General sale)
Active Ingredients: Ibuprofen 200mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Milan Laboratories (India) Pvt Limited, Mumbai, India
   
Product: Paracetamol & Ibuprofen (Pharmacy only)
Active Ingredients: Ibuprofen 200mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Dosage Form: Film coated tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: REX Medical Limited
Manufacturer: Milan Laboratories (India) Pvt Limited, Mumbai, India
   
Product: Spectaril
Active Ingredients: Clotrimazole 1%w/w
Hydrocortisone acetate 1%w/w
Dosage Form: Topical cream
New Zealand Sponsor: Nova Pharmaceuticals NZ Limited
Manufacturer: Mepro Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Wadhwan City, India


Dated this 29th day of September 2020.

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