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626 - We have an ongoing pivotal study and would like to report the latest published data. While the data exceeds the duration of that mentioned in the TMA, it is directionally-consistent with respect to magnitude/significance, and no additional safety concerns were identified. Can we report this data in APS, if there is no emphasis placed on the duration?
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623 - Hi; I have a questions regarding usage of the trade mark of the competitor in the promo materials. The owning promo material company wants to include the registered information from the competitor's PM. would it be acceptable to use the competitor's registered trademark in the piece? Thank you
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616 - We're developing a branded slide deck for HCPs that will include mention of adverse events as stated in the Product Monograph. It is our intent to provide HCPs with information on how to manage adverse events (e.g. educate patients on dietary measures, consider consulting a dietitian to modify patient diet if required, etc.). Is it correct to assume that the information on how to manage adverse events within this branded APS must be supported by a textbook or recognized third-party website/materials?
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614 - Is it acceptable to advertise a statement that says something along the lines of: "Drug X is the only drug containing active ingredient Y that is approved from clinical tests?" assuming that this statement is true? Would that change if the statement is more specific, such as "Drug X is the only epidural drug containing active ingredient Y that is approved from clinical tests?"
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611 - Section 3.1.10 of the Code states that "Secondary endpoints should be identified as such and the primary endpoint of the study should be presented in close proximity when warranted." How do you know when presentation of the primary endpoint is warranted? Is it always necessary to present the primary endpoint when presenting data (i.e., a secondary endpoint) that is in the product monograph?
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610 - The Guidance document 'Claims Based on Non-Inferiority Trials' states that "In the event the non-inferiority study failed to demonstrate superiority in the primary endpoint, one should not use secondary endpoints to suggest superiority." Does this still apply if the primary/secondary endpoints are unrelated (eg. primary endpoint is an efficacy measure, secondary endpoints are safety measures)?
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600 - Regarding Code s3.1.1, does PAAB distinguish between different types of "pooled data"? For example a post-hoc pooled analyses of unrelated trials (low evidence), vs. a pre-specified pooled analyses of replicate trials (higher evidence)? Such pre-specified pooled analyses are commonly used in registration trials for certain therapeutic categories, and therefore interpretation of s3.1.1 could potentially be biased.
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599 - Suppose a Product Monograph contains pooled data presentations (demographics, efficacy, safety, etc), but the individual data sets are from separately conducted and published studies, with no planned pooling. Would it be acceptable to report the individual data in APS, or would PAAB require it to remain pooled (and subject to the associated limitations). Traditionally pooled data are not regarded as high-level evidence, but in some cases Health Canada has requested the pooling of data, not the study design itself.
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598 - Seeking some clarification on the response to Question #273. Can you confirm that the answer "It may be exempt if all the treatments are balanced" applies only if the piece in question is consumer-directed? We're assuming that HCP-directed exempt material (s6.6) can never mention treatments (balanced or not), otherwise it would be considered Editorial (s7.5).
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597 - We have Data on File that was part of an NDS, but was not explicitly included in the TMA. We feel Health Canada has 'accepted' this DOF, by virtue of related label negotiations and direct correspondence. What type of proof would PAAB require to consider use of the DOF in APS: Sponsor Regulatory confirmation, Sponsor correspondence with Health Canada, contacting Health Canada directly on behalf of the Sponsor, etc?
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593 - We would like to do an unbranded piece based on treatment guidelines. There are no Canadian treatment guidelines for this disease. Can we use a European guideline (not for a particular country but from a European society (endorsed or recognized by an authoritative medical body)? Can we use two guidelines together, the European and the US guideline? If some of the products are not authorized in the same way in Canada as recommended in the guidelines, should we not mention that use or we should clarify that is not the way that is indicated in Canada? Thank you for your help.
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590 - Hello, We plan to create a survey to gather statistics on lifestyle habits and general knowledge of the respondents on a virus in order to use the said metrics in a promotional tool, in the vaccination field. 1000 respondents is the usual number needed to produce relevant or serious statistics. The question is: As per PAAB's guidelines, is there a minimum number of respondents needed in a survey to be able to use the statistics produced by it in promotional tools. Thank you
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585 - Hello - I understand that data exceeding the duration of the TMA is not acceptable (eg. TMA study A is 1 year in duration, new study B is 2 years in duration). However in a situation where a registration trial is designed to read out to 3 years, and the TMA only contains year 2 data, is it acceptable to include year 3 data in APS? Would this be dependent on the year 3 data being directionally consistent with the year 2 data?
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583 - A product receives an updated indication, removing some clinical use restrictions (patient type, duration, etc). Can the old and new indications be presented together in an APS? Can an APS make mention of the lifted clinical use restrictions (if they are now omitted from the TMA)? Thank you.
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582 - Can NBRx data be used to make market share claims, if the same principles governing TRx data were applied? Example: Arbace is the #1 dispensed hypertensive among new patients. If so, would the NBRx data need to be directionally consistent with the TRx data (ie. if Arbace is in fact not the #1 dispensed among ALL patients)?
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