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 12, 2021.

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:

Pistacia Vera

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Chlorella Emersonii Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Cream Powder

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Salted Caramel Flavour

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.

Old NHPID Name:

Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract

New NHPID Name:

Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract

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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:

Cholecalciferol

Removed Proper Name(s):

Vitamin D, Vitamin D3

NHPID Name:

Ergocalciferol

Removed Proper Name(s):

Vitamin D, Vitamin D2

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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Cholecalciferol

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Ergocalciferol

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:

Vitamin D

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

Daily Dose Upper Limit: 2500.0 Units: International Units/day Route Of Administration: Oral Detail: Up to 2,500 IU or 62.5 µg of Vitamin D per dosage form or daily dose. Reference: PDL

NHPID Name:

Cholecalciferol

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:

General

NHPID Name:

Ergocalciferol

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:

General

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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:

Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Extract dry standardized, Extract liquid standardized

NHPID Name:

Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract

New Additional Details added :

For topical use only.

NHPID Name:

Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Vitamin D

Non-NHP Rationale changed:

A non-NHP because listed in the Prescription Drug List as follows: Vitamin D, in oral dosage form containing more than 62.5 µg or 2,500 International Units of Vitamin D per dosage form, or where the largest recommended daily dosage shown on the label would result in the daily intake by that person of more than 62.5 µg or 2,500 International Units of Vitamin D.

NHPID Name:

Cholecalciferol

Non-NHP Rationale changed:

A non-NHP because listed in the Prescription Drug List as follows: Vitamin D, in oral dosage form containing more than 62.5 mcg or 2,500 International Units of Vitamin D per dosage form, or where the largest recommended daily dosage shown on the label would result in the daily intake by that person of more than 62.5 mcg or 2,500 International Units of Vitamin D.

NHPID Name:

Ergocalciferol

Non-NHP Rationale changed:

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