The Prix Galien Canada - Innovative Product Award will be presented to the company that has developed the drug product launched on the Canadian market at least 12 months ago and no more than 36 months ago, and judged by the Jury to have made the most significant overall contribution to patient care in Canada in terms of efficacy, safety, benefits and innovation.
Eligibility For the purpose of Prix Galien Canada, the Jury will use the definition of “drug” in the Food and Drug Act. “Drug” includes any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in:
- the diagnosis treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, a disorder, an abnormal physical state or the symptoms thereof, in humans and animals;
- restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in humans or animals;
- disinfection in premises in which food is manufactured, prepared or kept.
It must be stressed that to be considered, the drug product must bear a Drug Identification Number (D.I.N.)
Innovation Life Canada, appointed organizer of the award, guarantees that all information will be held in strict confidentiality and will be available only to parties involved in the adjudication of the award.
