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: Influvac Tetra
Active Ingredients: Influenza virus A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 (H3N2)-like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus A/Victoria/2570/2019 (H1N1) pdm09-like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus B/Phuket/3073/2013-like strain 15mcg
Influenza virus B/Washington/02/2019-like (B/Victoria lineage) virus 15mcg
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Viatris Limited
Manufacturers: Abbott Biologicals BV, Olst, Netherlands
Abbott Biologicals BV, Weesp, Netherlands
   
Product: Skyrizi
Active Ingredient: Risankizumab 75mg
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: AbbVie Limited
Manufacturers: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
AbbVie Biotechnology Limited, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
   
Product: Xolair (75mg/0.5mL)
Active Ingredient: Omalizumab 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Langenargen, Germany
   
Product: Xolair (150mg/mL)
Active Ingredient: Omalizumab 150mg/mL
Dosage Form: Solution for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Langenargen, Germany
   
Product: Xolair
Active Ingredient: Omalizumab 150mg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Novartis New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland


Dated this 21st day of February 2022.

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