Health Canada has issued the first Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs) against the following approvals: neisseria meningitidis grp B recombinant lipoprotein 2086 subfamily A/neisseria meningitidis grp B recombinant lipoprotein 2086 subfamily B (Pfizer’s TRUMENBA), letermovir (Merck’s PREVYMIS), and guselkumab (TREMFYA)(see: Register of Certificates of Supplementary Protection). In addition, the CSP application fee as of April 1, 2018 is $9,192.
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