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  • Letter of attestation

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hey @mimi77 This sounds like a file specific question which should be addressed with the review through the eFiles ticket system. If the question is with respect to “attestation letters” in general term, there are many different reasons an attestation letter might be required in a file. The person signing the attestation letter can vary depending on the copy. Most commonly attestation letters are signed by a representative of the manufacturer’s medical or regulatory team. It may be possible for it to be a representative from the global team. There are a number of Q&As which address attestations which may also support your understanding.
  • Samples

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hello @tk2022 It appears that you are asking for an exempt review over the forum. Please note that this is not the intention of the forum. From a search it appears that you are taking the term “simple sample” from Question 47 or 58. If this is the case, please ask the question under the relevant Q&A in the future to help maintain the usability and clarity of the Forum. Q&A Solicit product samples should provide sufficient information along with the referenced questions within that response, to assess “simple”. When unsure, please be invited to submit for an opinion.
  • Unbranded Patient and HCP APS

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hi @caitlinbyrne When an APS has more than one audience, all regulations for each audience apply. The tool would be reviewed to ensure it meets patient and HCP regulations. Generally the patient regulations are more stringent so we recommend strongly considering them when creating the tool.
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    Hi @hollymed Please see this PAAB Forum Q&A
  • Promotion of NOC/C materials

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    Hi @chagali-toney-0 Per the Guidance on Advertising for Drugs with Notice of Compliance with Conditions NOCc “3. For NOC/c product advertising, studies and/or data which are not presented in the Terms of Market Authorization will not be accepted.” Please note that this does not state “verbatim”. However, it should be interpreted to mean that no data from outside of the PM can be presented.
  • Placing PSP enrolment forms on patient websites

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    @jennifer-carroll Great, thank you!
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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hello @mimi77 Promotion of a patient support program through the presentation of the program name and logo does not fall under the exemption criteria and links the brand logo to promotion of a company service (PSP logo) (Code section 7.5). Additionally, program names often have implications for the brand such as alluding to therapeutic use. Exemption is limited to brand name and logo in a context not linked to therapeutic or promotional messages per Code section 1.5.
  • Welcome to your NodeBB!

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  • RWE Presentation

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hello @lora_nolan This is a review question. Per the Community Guidelines (see top right corner), this does not meet the use conditions for the Forum. Please address review questions through the appropriate channels by submitting a ticket for a call with the Reviewer through eFiles.
  • Clinical trial cessation

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hello @gmc Hard to say whether this is even acceptable without looking at the study, but as a general question, we can state that this would require highest level fair balance. It is an implied claim of efficacy which would likely require quantification from the study (i.e., presentation of data). If it was stopped due to safety concerns, that would also prompt inclusion of that information and render it subject to highest level fair balance. With respect to “what other data is required for it’s inclusion?”, this is a review specific question. Please submit for an opinion as there are a number of factors that would need to be considered.
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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Good Morning @ebailey All files do not need to come back together. You can update the parent file and then apply across all the children files. In general, the parent file should be the one being resubmitted; however we understand that there may be practical reasons to resubmit a child file to get it to approval prior to proceeding with the rest of the children and the parent. When this is the case, please outline this for the reviewer. You may also reach out with an email to admin to confirm that the reviewers agree prior to resubmission.
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    Hey @supriya We’re unclear about the request. We can provide an example of how to cross-reference: Insert an asterisk ( * ) at the point in the text where you want to reference the footnote. At the bottom of the page, add the corresponding footnote, also marked with an asterisk ( * ). Cross-references must appear on the same spread as the claim. Multiple claims can be linked to the same footnote if the footnote would be the same for each claim. If this is not the question, can you please provide additional context.
  • Imagery

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    @jennifer-carroll said in Imagery: which exceeds name, price, and quantity, this copy should be blurred to prevent advertising to the general public. Thank you!
  • 🍁“Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada"🍁

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  • The use of secondary endpoints with nominal p-values

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    @jennifer-carroll Amazing, thank you so much!
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    Morning @constance If the product has not received NOC, a manufacturer cannot promote that a new indication is coming soon as this would be off-label promotion.
  • Separation of patient consent information on a PSP form

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    @jennifer-carroll Thank you very much for the very comprehensive and helpful response!
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    @jennifer-carroll Thank you!
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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Hello @username Apologies for not seeing this sooner. Thanks for your question. To clarify, iterative submissions (i.e. different iterations within the same PAAB eFile) do not require light blue shading. Blue shading is requested for child files that are part of a series. The blue shading is used to identify the common copy between the child and the parent eFile. However, whether you’re renewing an iterative submission or a series parent or child submission, you would shade the copy yellow. Once the submission is a renewal, it is more helpful to reference the backfile to which the copy is 100% pickup rather than shading it in relation to a parent file where the copy may be as little as 60% common. When using the “express renewal” feature, we will not require that the shading be adjusted by virtue of the way in which the “express renewal” platform functions and the nature of the guarantee that nothing has changed.
  • Now Available HCP Email and Fair Balance

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    Jennifer CarrollJ
    Good morning @caitlinbyrne While “now available” as a stand-alone message is exempt, when it is paired with another marketing claim (route of administration), the piece is no longer exempt. This piece appears to require lowest level fair balance if restricted to the copy noted above.