Natural Health Products Ingredients Database

WHAT'S NEW

What's New is a listing of modifications to the NHPID since the last update. This page was most recently revised on October 30, 2020.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the web-based Product Licence Application (web PLA) form. All new product licence application submissions must use the web PLA form.


New Ingredients

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.

NHPID Name:
Calycophyllum Spruceanum

Role:
Medicinal


Removed Ingredients

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.

NHPID Name:
Lutein(USP)

Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Turpentine oil

Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


Revised NHPID Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.

Old NHPID Name:
Ethyl L-isoleucinate

New NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester


Old NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

New NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


Revised Proper and Common Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.

NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-fructofuranosyl, tetraacetate ; Sucrose octaacetate


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

New Proper Name(s):
1,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside 2,3,4,6-tetraacetate


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Removed Proper Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

New Proper Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Removed Common Name(s):
Ethyl L-isoleucinate


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

New Common Name(s):
Ethyl L-isoleucinate ; L-Isoleucine ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

Removed Proper Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

New Proper Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

Removed Common Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

New Common Name(s):
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


New Roles

In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.

NHPID Name:
Lutein

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Chlorophyllin copper complex sodium

Old Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Sodium copper chlorophyllin

Old Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

New Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Turpentine essential oil

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Creatine ethyl ester

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


Revised Restrictions

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.

NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

New Restriction Reference added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

Medicinal Restriction(s) Changed :
New Allowed Purposes:Disintegrant


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

Restriction Reference removed:
UNAVA


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

New Restriction Reference added:
HPE_2009


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

New Restriction Reference added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
New Detail:For topical use only, up to 0.25%.


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

Restriction Reference removed:
UNAVA


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

New Restriction Reference added:
DSDAR


NHPID Name:
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General


NHPID Name:
Potassium copper chlorophyllin

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General


NHPID Name:
Sodium copper chlorophyllin

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Route(s) of Adminstration removed:
Oral


Other Ingredient Modifications

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification different from those listed above, such as new source material, new preparation type, or new sub-ingredient relationship, etc.

NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

Name Reference removed:
KIBBE ; KIBBE


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

New Name Reference added:
HPE_2009 ; HPE_2009


NHPID Name:
Sodium carboxymethyl starch

New NMI Purpose(s):
Binder ; Emulsion Stabilizer ; Film Former ; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

Toxicity Restriction changed:
Revised Detail:Acceptable daily intake up to 30 mg/kg bw/day, for sucrose esters of fatty acids and sucroglycerides.


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

Name Reference removed:
JECFA


NHPID Name:
Sucrose octaacetate

New Name Reference added:
WHO_JECFA


NHPID Name:
Lutein

New Source Material(s) added:
Arnica montana (Parts: Flower) ; Capsicum annuum (Parts: Fruit) ; Cucurbita pepo (Parts: Flower) ; Fucus vesiculosus (Parts: Whole) ; Oryza sativa (Parts: Whole plant) ; Pisum sativum (Parts: Whole plant) ; Solanum lycopersicum (Parts: Fruit) ; Tagetes erecta (Parts: Petal) ; Taraxacum officinale (Parts: Flower) ; Tussilago farfara (Parts: Flower) ; Viscum album (Parts: Leaf)


NHPID Name:
Chlorophyllin copper complex sodium

New Toxicity restriction added:
Acceptable daily intake up to 7.5 mg/kg bw/day.


NHPID Name:
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins

Name Reference removed:
KIBBE ; KIBBE ; KIBBE


NHPID Name:
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins

New Name Reference added:
HPE_2009 ; HPE_2009 ; HPE_2009


NHPID Name:
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins

New Toxicity restriction added:
Acceptable daily intake up to 7.5 mg/kg bw/day.


NHPID Name:
Potassium copper chlorophyllin

Name Reference removed:
JECFA_2008 ; JECFA_2008 ; JECFA_2008


NHPID Name:
Potassium copper chlorophyllin

New Name Reference added:
WHO_JECFA ; WHO_JECFA ; WHO_JECFA


NHPID Name:
Potassium copper chlorophyllin

New Toxicity restriction added:
Acceptable daily intake up to 7.5 mg/kg bw/day.


NHPID Name:
Sodium copper chlorophyllin

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Synthetic duplicate


NHPID Name:
Sodium copper chlorophyllin

New Toxicity restriction added:
Acceptable daily intake up to 7.5 mg/kg bw/day.


NHPID Name:
Creatine ethyl ester

Name Reference removed:
NMCD ; NMCD ; NMCD


NHPID Name:
Creatine ethyl ester

New Name Reference added:
CHEMID ; CHEMID ; CHEMID


NHPID Name:
Creatine ethyl ester

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Synthetic duplicate


NHPID Name:
Creatine ethyl ester

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Creatine


NHPID Name:
Creatine

New Source Material(s) added:
Creatine ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Name Reference removed:
CHEMID ; DNP


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

New Name Reference added:
NNHPD ; NNHPD ; DNP


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Synthetic duplicate


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

Name Reference removed:
BULL_KOREAN_CHEM_SOC_28(1787) ; BULL_KOREAN_CHEM_SOC_28(1787) ; BULL_KOREAN_CHEM_SOC_28(1787)


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

New Name Reference added:
NNHPD ; NNHPD ; NNHPD


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
L-Isoleucine


NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
L-Isoleucine ethyl ester hydrochloride


Monograph Modifications

In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.

No Changes.


AbLS Modifications

In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.

No Changes.


Controlled Vocabulary Modifications

In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.

No Changes.


Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.

No Changes.

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