Chemical Substance - Niacin
NHPID name:
Niacin
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Source material:
- Citrus limon ( Parts: Fruit peel )
- Daucus carota ( Parts: Root )
- Helianthus annuus ( Parts: Seed )
- Ocimum tenuiflorum ( Parts: Herb top )
- Ocimum tenuiflorum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Psidium guajava ( Parts: Fruit )
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Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDNon-NHP
Rationale:
A non-NHP because listed in the Prescription Drug List as follows: Nicotinic acid when sold in (a) a modified-release oral dosage form that provides 500 mg or more per dosage unit or per daily dose; or (b) an immediate-release oral dosage form that provides more than 500 mg per dosage unit or per daily dose
Reference: NNHPD