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Biologic Submission and Application Review

Biologic Submission and Application Review Fees as of April 1, 2013
Fee Category Description Fee as of April 1, 2012 Fee as of April 1, 2013
New Active Substance Submissions in support of a drug , excluding a disinfectant, that contains a medicinal ingredient not previously approved in a drug in Canada and that is not a variation of a previously approved medicinal ingredient such as a salt, ester, enantiomer, solvate, or polymorph. $309,550 $315,741
Clinical or Non-Clinical Data and Chemistry & Manufacturing Submissions based on Clinical or Non-Clinical data and Chemistry & Manufacturing data for a drug that does not include a new active substance. $156,785 $159,921
Clinical or Non-Clinical Data only Submissions based only on Clinical or Non-Clinical data for a drug that does not include a new active substance. $73,175 $74,639
Comparative Studies Submissions based on comparative studies (e.g. Clinical or non-clinical data, bioavailability, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data) with or without Chemistry & Manufacturing data for a drug that does not include a new active substance. $44,228 $45,113
Chemistry & Manufacturing Data only Submissions based only on Chemistry & Manufacturing data for a drug that does not include a new active substance. $20,910 $21,329
Published Data only Submissions based only on published clinical or non-clinical data for a drug that does not include a new active substance. $17,340 $17,687
Labelling Only Submissions of labelling material. (i.e. does not include supporting clinical or non-clinical or Chemistry and Manufacturing data.) $2,816 $2,873
Administrative Submission Submissions in support of a manufacturer or product name change. $291 $297
Drug Identification Number Application - Labelling Standard Applications attesting to compliance with a labelling standard or Category IV Monograph for a drug that does not include clinical or non-clinical data or chemistry and manufacturing data. $1,561 $1,593