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 July 10, 2020.

Announcements
New Ingredients
Removed Ingredients
Revised NHPID Names
Revised Proper and Common Names
New Roles
Revised Restrictions
Other Ingredient Modifications
Monograph Modifications
AbLS Modifications
Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
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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.

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New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Methanesulfonic Acid

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Laurylamine Dipropylenediamine

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Morella Rubra

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Usnea Longissima

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Usnea Subfloridana

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pollen Pini

Role:

Medicinal

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Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

SDAG-3

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

SDAG-6

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Ferrous ion

Role:

Medicinal

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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:

Propolis flavonoids

New Common Name(s):

Propolis flavonoids

NHPID Name:

Dimagnesium malate

New Proper Name(s):

Dimagnesiumhydroxy malate

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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Citrulline ethyl ester

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Dimethylglycine hydrochloride

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Propolis flavonoids

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Dimagnesium 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:

Acetic acid

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:

Daily Dose

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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:

Chondroitin sulfate

New Source Material(s) added:

Clupeidae - Cartilage; Batoidea - Cartilage; Lophiiformes - Cartilage

NHPID Name:

Myricetin

New Source Material(s) added:

Morella rubra

NHPID Name:

Acetic acid

CAS Registry Number(s) removed:

77671-22-8

NHPID Name:

Acetic acid

New Toxicity restriction added:

Upper Limit: 50.0 . Units: Milligrams/24 hour . Detail: Up to 50 mg/day as residual solvent without justification, equivalent to a concentration limit of 5000 ppm when assuming a product mass of 10 g administered daily. This limit applies to all dosage forms and routes of administration. . Reference: ICH

NHPID Name:

Acetic acid

Removed NMI purpose(s):

Solvent

NHPID Name:

Citrulline ethyl ester

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Isolate

NHPID Name:

Dimethylglycine hydrochloride

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Isolate

NHPID Name:

Manis pentadactyla

New Additional Details added :

New Additional Details: It should be noted that this ingredient is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

NHPID Name:

Manis pentadactyla

New Name Reference added:

NHPID Name:

Manis pentadactyla

Medicinal Rationale changed:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 1 (a non-human animal material) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

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