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 March 11, 2019.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the ePLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest version of the e-PLA, namely version 2.3.1, which is available for downloading from e-PLA 2.3.1


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New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Chickpea protein concentrate

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
n-Pentane

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Polyquaternium-80

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Potassium C12-13 Alkyl Phosphate

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
PEG-90

Role:
Non-medicinal


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Removed Ingredients

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

No Changes.


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Revised NHPID Names

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

No Changes.


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Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:
Retinyl retinoate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Retinyl retinoate

NHPID Name:
Retinyl retinoate

New Proper Name(s):
Retinoic acid, retinyl ester

NHPID Name:
Dimethyl palmitamine

New Common Name(s):
Hexadecyldimethylamine


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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:
Retinyl retinoate

Old Role:
Skin-Conditioning Agent

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Aloesin

Old Role:
Non-medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Dicaffeine malate

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:
Benzyl acetate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
Topical use only for the purposes Fragrance Ingredient, as in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.


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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:
Retinyl retinoate

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
15498-86-9

NHPID Name:
Retinyl retinoate

Non-NHP Rationale changed:
A non-NHP because not a naturally occurring substance included in Schedule 1 of the Natural Health Products Regulations. Retinyl retinoate is a derivative of retinoic acid, falling under the entry for "Tretinoin or its salts or derivatives" of the Prescription Drug List

NHPID Name:
Phenoxyethanol

New NMI Purpose(s):
Cosmetic Biocide

NHPID Name:
Cistanche tubulosa

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Echinacosides

NHPID Name:
Dimethyl palmitamine

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
112-69-6

NHPID Name:
Vicia faba

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Protein

NHPID Name:
Daucus carota

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Niacin

NHPID Name:
Caffeine

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Dicaffeine malate

NHPID Name:
Niacin

New Source Material(s) added:
Daucus carota - Root


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Monograph Modifications

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

No Changes.


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AbLS Modifications

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

No Changes.


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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.


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Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

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

No Changes.

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