NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 142

Medical Auxiliaries Act 1966

Reappointments/Appointments to the Podiatrists Board

Pursuant to section 4B (3) of the Medical Auxiliaries Act 1966, I reappoint:

Belinda Smith Section 4B (3) (a)
David Greenhill Section 4B (3) (a)

as members of the Podiatrists Board for terms of office expiring on 15 August 2002; and appoint:

Elizabeth Merron Wilkes Section 4B (3) (a)
Paul Craig Section 4B (3) (i)
Jack Tillotson Section 4B (3) (b) (ii)
Alma Andrews Section 4B (3) (b)
Margaret Jamieson Section 4B (3) (b)

as members of the Podiatrists Board for terms of office expiring on 6 October 2003.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October 2000.

ANNETTE KING, Minister of Health.

Medicines Act 1981

Provisional Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 23 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby provisionally consents to the sale, supply or use in New Zealand of the new medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Conthram Forte

Active Ingredient(s):
Danthron 15mg/mL
Poloxamer 188 200mg/mL

Dosage Form: Oral suspension

New Zealand Sponsor: Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer(s): Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mt Wellington, Auckland

Note: This consent is valid for 2 years from the date of publication of this notice.
This consent is given subject to the following condition:

This medicine may only be used for the prevention or treatment of constipation in the terminally ill.

Conthram

Active Ingredient(s):
Danthron 5mg/mL
Poloxamer 188 40mg/mL

Dosage Form: Oral suspension

New Zealand Sponsor: Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer(s): Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mt Wellington, Auckland

Note: This consent is valid for 2 years from the date of publication of this notice.
This consent is given subject to the following condition:

This medicine may only be used for the prevention or treatment of constipation in the terminally ill.

Zopine

Active Ingredient(s):
Clozapine 100mg

Dosage Form: Tablet

New Zealand Sponsor: Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer(s): Alphapharm Pty Limited, Carole Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Note: This consent is valid for 2 years from the date of publication of this notice.
This consent is given subject to the following conditions:

(i) The medicine may only be prescribed by:

(a) Medical practitioners who are vocationally registered under the Medical Practitioners Act 1995 in the branches of psychological medicine or psychiatry; and

(b) Medical practitioners employed as registrars in psychological medicine or psychiatry who are under the supervision of persons of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) above.

(ii) Persons prescribing the medicine must comply with the requirements of the New Zealand Guidelines for the Use of Atypical Anti-Psychotic Drugs (2nd Edition September 1998) and the requirements of local hospital and health service protocols for the use of clozapine.

Zopine

Active Ingredient(s):
Clozapine 25mg

Dosage Form: Tablet

New Zealand Sponsor: Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer(s): Alphapharm Pty Limited, Carole Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Note: This consent is valid for 2 years from the date of publication of this notice.