Streamlining the medicines approval process
These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon David Seymour.
The Cabinet paper seeks Cabinet’s agreement to establish a verification approval process for medicines, as part of a broader set of operational improvements and efficiencies to streamline the approval processes for medicines. It gives effect to the Government’s commitment to take decisions to streamline the Medsafe approval process, as included in the Coalition Government’s Action Plan for New Zealand 1 April – 30 June 2024.
The paper also begins work to fulfil the Act New Zealand - National Party and New Zealand First - National Party Coalition Agreements’ commitments to require Medsafe to approve new pharmaceuticals within 30 days of them being approved by at least two overseas medicines regulatory agencies recognised by New Zealand.
Title of Cabinet paper:
- Streamlining the medicines approval process
Titles of Cabinet minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ended 21 June 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0216)
- Streamlining the Medicines Approvals Process (SOU-24-MIN-0055)
Title of briefing:
- Streamlining Medsafe approval processes (H2024038949)
Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant section of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.
Key to redaction code: S 9(2)(a) - to protect the privacy of natural persons.
Some parts of the Cabinet minute have been redacted as they are out of scope of this proactive release.
