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 June 07, 2012.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent versions of the ePLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest versions of the e-PLA, namely versions 1.4.4 and 2.0.1. Version 1.4.4, known as the Cfgm ePLA, is dedicated to applications of type Compendial from generated monographs (Cfgm), which are used when attesting to a generated single ingredient monograph. Version 2.0.1 is for all application types except for Compendial from generated monographs. The forms are available for downloading from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/applications/online-enligne/guidance-reference-eng.php.


New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Opuntia streptacantha fruit flesh

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Opuntia streptacantha fruit juice

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Ulva Lactuca Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Phenylisopropyl dimethicone

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Beheneth-30

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Ocimum Gratissimium Essential Oil

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Sargassum muticum

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Herba Begoniae Fimbristipulatae

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Trichoderma reesei

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Maltitol Laurate

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Glycoproteins

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Vicia faba seed extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate

Role:
Non-medicinal


Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Juice

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus essential oil

Role:
Medicinal


Revised NHPID Names

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

Old NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Oil

New NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Essential Oil


Old NHPID Name:
Ambrette Seed Oil

New NHPID Name:
Ambrette Essential Oil


Old NHPID Name:
Protein-Bound Polysaccharide

New NHPID Name:
Protein-bound Polysaccharides


Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:
Collinsonia canadensis

Removed Common Name(s):
Northern horse-balm, Richweed


NHPID Name:
Collinsonia canadensis

New Common Name(s):
No English equivalent to synonym "Collinsonie du Canada"


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):
Dinkum oil, Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus globulus oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Eucalyptus spp, Ingalipt, Oil of eucalyptus


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):
Eucalyptus Essential Oil


NHPID Name:
Ambrette Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):
Ambrette Seed Liquid, Ambrette Seed Oil


NHPID Name:
Ambrette Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):
Ambrette Essential Oil


NHPID Name:
Rheum officinale

New Common Name(s):
Turkey rhubarb


NHPID Name:
Protein-bound Polysaccharides

Removed Common Name(s):
Glycoproteins and PSK


NHPID Name:
Protein-bound Polysaccharides

New Common Name(s):
Protein-bound Polysaccharides


NHPID Name:
Phyllanthus emblica

Removed Common Name(s):
Emblic, Emblic leafflower, Emblic myrobalan, Myrobalan, Yuganzi


NHPID Name:
Phyllanthus emblica

New Common Name(s):
Amalaki


NHPID Name:
Rutin

New Common Name(s):
Rutoside; Quercetin-3-rutinoside


NHPID Name:
Rutin

New Proper Name(s):
3-(O-6-désoxy-alpha-l-mannopyranosyl-(1-6)-bêta-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphényl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one


NHPID Name:
Rutin

Removed Proper Name(s):
Quercetin-3-rutinoside


New Roles

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

No Changes.


Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:
Calcium peroxide

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Dental


NHPID Name:
Hydrogen peroxide

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Dental and Topical


NHPID Name:
Carbamide peroxide

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Dental and Topical


NHPID Name:
Beheneth-5

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
Beheneth-10

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
Polyquaternium-43

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
Several ingredients

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral (For Flavour Enhancer)


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:
Calcium phosphate, dibasic

Toxicity Restriction changed:
N/A


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Oil, Essential (enfleurage), Oil, Essential (enfleurage) Standardised, Oil, Essential (expression), Oil, Essential (expression) Standardised, Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation), Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation) Standardised


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Essential Oil

New Additional Details added :
Eucalyptus essential oil must be pharmacopoeial grade, as specified in the 2007 European Pharmacopoeia Eucalyptus Oil monograph.


NHPID Name:
Ambrette Essential Oil

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Oil, Essential (enfleurage), Oil, Essential (enfleurage) Standardised, Oil, Essential (expression), Oil, Essential (expression) Standardised, Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation), Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation) Standardised


NHPID Name:
Calcium

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Calcium Formate


NHPID Name:
Vitamin E

New Source Material(s) added:
Oryza sativa (Part: Seed)


NHPID Name:
Passiflora caerulea

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Chrysin (Part: Herb top)


NHPID Name:
Trametes versicolor

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Protein-bound Polysaccharides (Parts: Fruiting body and hyphae)


NHPID Name:
Several ingredients

New Additional Details added :
Flavouring Agent Only


NHPID Name:
Several ingredients

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Rutin (Different parts)


NHPID Name:
Several ingredients

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Quercetin (Different parts)


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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