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Media Releases

Medsafe, or the Minister of Health on an issue Medsafe has been involved in, has released the following media statements since January 2000:

Media Releases for 2008

23 July 2008	Update on New Zealand contaminated Heparin
27 June 2008	Eltroxin formulation change – Monitor patients and adjust dosing if necessary
23 April 2008	Contaminated heparin product not given to New Zealand patients
1 Feb 2008	Medsafe alert of risk from anti-epileptic medicines
18 Jan 2008	Children Under Two should not be given Cough and Cold Medicines

Media Releases for 2007

19 Oct 2007	Medsafe warns of "natural health" hazards
27 Sep 2007	Medsafe requests Ritalin SR be made available
21 Aug 2007	Prexige 200mg and 400mg tablets to be withdrawn in New Zealand
13 Aug 2007	The Therapeutics Products and Medicines Bill has been postponed

Media Releases for 2006

17 Jul 2006	New licensing rules for industrial hemp take effect on August 1
22 Jun 2006	Medical products made from illegally-taken human body parts were not commercially imported into New Zealand.
23 Mar 2006	Herceptin (trastuzumab) provisionally approved
9 Feb 2006	Ministry of Health Prosecutes over Medicines Act Breaches

Media Releases for 2005

16 Dec 2005	Medsafe looks to revise fees for the evaluation and registration of medicines
29 April 2005	Stringent conditions for COX-2 inhibitors
11 Apr 2005	Pfizer voluntarily withdraws Bextra from New Zealand market
22 Feb 2005	Ministry of Health Issues Strong Warning on COX-2 Inhibitors
11 Feb 2005	New Zealand's safety review of COX-2 agents to be released next week
10 Feb 2005	Australia, New Zealand announce start-up date for Joint Therapeutic Products Agency
2 Feb 2005	Medsafe advice on Co-proxamol

Media Releases for 2004

Media Releases for 2003

Media Releases for 2002

Media Releases for 2001

Media Releases for 2000