Change the voice: The government has not approved the new drug for sale.

The government approval for the sale of the new drug has not been given

The new drug has not been approved for sale by the government

For the sale of the new drug we have not been given the approval

The new drug was not approved by the government.

Given sentence is a negative sentence of Present Perfect Tense and in active Voice.

Rule :
Subject + (has /have) + not + been + V3 + Other agents.