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: Actair 100 IR & 300 IR Initiation treatment sublingual tablets
Component 1:  
Active Ingredients: Dermatophagoides farinae allergen extract 50IR
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen extract 50IR
Dosage Form: Sublingual tablet
Component 2:  
Active Ingredients: Dermatophagoides farinae allergen extract 150IR
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen extract 150IR
Dosage Form: Sublingual tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Stallergenes Greer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Cenexi SAS, Osny, France
   
Product: Actair 300 IR Continuation treatment sublingual tablets
Active Ingredients: Dermatophagoides farinae allergen extract 150IR
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen extract 150IR
Dosage Form: Sublingual tablet
New Zealand Sponsor: Stallergenes Greer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturer: Cenexi SAS, Osny, France
   
Product: Hexaxim
Active Ingredients: Diphtheria toxoid, adsorbed 30Lf U equivalent to not less than 20IU
Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide 12mcg
Hepatitis B virus surface antigen 10mcg
Pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin 25mcg
Pertussis toxoid, adsorbed 25mcg
Polio virus type 1 40DAgU
Polio virus type 2 8DAgU
Polio virus type 3 32DAgU
Tetanus toxoid, adsorbed 10Lf U equivalent to not less than 40IU
Dosage Form: Suspension for injection
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur SA, Val-De-Reuil Cedex, France
   
Product: Merieux Inactivated Rabies Vaccine (MIRV)
Active Ingredient: Rabies vaccine, Wistar PM/WI 38-1503-3M 2.5IU
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited t/a Healthcare Logistics
Manufacturers: Sanofi Pasteur SA, Marcy L’Etoile, France
Sanofi Pasteur SA, Val-De-Reuil Cedex, France
   
Product: Nimenrix
Active Ingredients: Neisseria meningitidis Group A polysaccharide, tetanus toxoid conjugate 5mcg
Neisseria meningitidis Group C polysaccharide, tetanus toxoid conjugate 5mcg
Neisseria meningitidis Group W135 polysaccharide, tetanus toxoid conjugate 5mcg
Neisseria meningitidis Group Y polysaccharide, tetanus toxoid conjugate 5mcg
Dosage Form: Powder for injection with diluent
New Zealand Sponsor: Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Manufacturers: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium
Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium


Dated this 3rd day of April 2023.

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