Chemical Substance - Chlorhexidine acetate
NHPID name:
Chlorhexidine acetate
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Non-medicinal
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Up to 0.19% calculated as chlorhexidine diacetate; Up to 0.14% calculated as chlorhexidine free base.
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Up to 0.01% w/v calculated as chlorhexidine free base.
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Non-NHP
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A non-NHP because not a naturally occurring substance included in Schedule 1 of the Natural Health Products Regulations. Chlorhexidine and its salts are listed on the Prescription Drug List as follows: Chlorhexidine or its salts, when used as a topical oral preparation.
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