Qualifying notice for Wegovy (296143)

Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate
100 Eglantine Driveway LCDC Building
Tunney's Pasture, A.L. 0601C
Ottawa ON K1A 0K9

Dossier ID: e171468
Control number: 296143

[employee name removed]
[employee title removed]
Novo Nordisk Canada Inc
101-2476 Argentia Road,
Mississauga ON L5N 6M1 Canada
Email: [employee email removed]

Dear [employee name removed]:

This Notice of Compliance with Conditions Qualifying Notice (NOC/c-QN), issued in accordance with the Health Canada Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), is to advise you that information submitted in support of the Supplemental New Drug Submission (SNDS) for Wegovy (semaglutide), Control Number 296143, qualifies to be considered for authorization in accordance with the above guidance document for the following indication: Wegovy (semaglutide injection) is indicated for the treatment of non-cirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3 fibrosis).

In keeping with the provisions outlined in the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), the following additional information is requested to complete the assessment:

1. A letter, signed by the Chief Executive Officer, or designated signing authority of Novo Nordisk Canada Inc., indicating that you agree to have this submission considered under the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c). Please be reminded that in agreeing to accept a Notice of Compliance (NOC) under the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. consents to the posting of this NOC/c-QN on Health Canada's website once market authorization has been received.
2. A draft Letter of Undertaking signed by the Chief Executive Officer or designated signing authority of Novo Nordisk Canada Inc., having a form and content satisfactory to Health Canada, as indicated in the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), including commitments to provide the following:

   Confirmatory studies

   1. Submit as an SNDS-c, the final study report for the Essence trial (NN9931-4553) to provide confirmatory evidence of the long-term efficacy of Wegovy for the treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3 fibrosis) based on the composite endpoint of progression to cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation events, liver transplant, and mortality. The expected read-out time for trial NN9931-4553 will be in 2029, after the completion of week 240. The final report of trial NN9931-4553 is expected to be submitted to Health Canada in 2029.

   Progress reports of confirmatory trials

   2. On an annual basis, within 60 calendar days of the market authorization anniversary or a date agreed upon at the time of the issuance of the market authorization, status reports on the progress of ongoing confirmatory trials, as per section 3.2 and Appendix 4 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c). The details of the requirements for filing and termination of the annual status report as agreed upon by the Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. and Health Canada must be outlined in the Letter of Undertaking.

   Safety monitoring

   3. Report all serious Adverse Reactions (AR) that occur in Canada and all serious unexpected ARs that occur outside of Canada within 15 days to the Marketed Health Products Directorate. Adverse Events (AE) and AR reports on marketed drugs occurring as part of confirmatory trials subject to clinical trial applications, as outlined in the Letter of Undertaking, must be reported as per section 3.4.1 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c) and in accordance with current regulations and guidelines (e.g. Guidance for Industry: Reporting Adverse Reactions to Marketed Health Products and the Guidance for Clinical Trial Sponsors: Clinical Trial Applications).
   4. Periodic Safety Update Reports or Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports-C for NOC/c Products (PSUR-Cs or PBRER-Cs) on an annual basis until such time as conditions associated with the market authorisation are removed. PSUR-Cs/PBRER-Cs should be prepared in accordance with the E2C(R2) ICH Guideline, including format and content, as per section 3.4.2 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c). Please note that once all the commitments are fulfilled, Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports-Pharmacovigilance (PBRER-PV) or Periodic Safety Update Reports-Pharmacovigilance (PSUR-PV) should be submitted as stipulated in the regulations (subsection C.01.018(4)), upon request or in situations where the Market Authorization Holder (MAH) identifies any negative safety findings and/or significant change in the product's overall benefit-risk and safety profiles.
   5. Comply with the notification and reporting of specific issues of concern as outlined in Section 3.4.4 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c).

   Additional information

   6. Receive pre-clearance by the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) for all promotional material related to Wegovy (semaglutide) as per section 5.1 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c). For more information on the regulatory requirements for advertising, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/regulatory-requirements-advertising.html.
   7. An up-to-date, complete listing of ongoing additional clinical trials related to Wegovy (semaglutide), appended to the draft Letter of Undertaking, as per Section 4.5 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c).
   8. Copies of any marketing authorizations for Wegovy (semaglutide) from any other drug regulatory authority as per Section 4.6 of the Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c).

I wish to advise you that this Qualifying Notice is being issued in accordance with Health Canada's guidance documents on the Management of Drug Submissions and Applications and Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), respectively.

Sponsors are instructed to submit a complete response (refer to Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c)) with the requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter directly to the Office of Submissions and Intellectual Property (OSIP) via the Common Electronic Submissions Gateway (CESG) using Regulatory Enrolment Process (REP).

In order to facilitate and ensure proper processing of your response, please quote the product name, assigned dossier ID and control number of the original submission.

Sincerely,

Sophie Sommerer
Director General