Hydrocortisone in Hydrocortisone acetate
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Chemical Substance - Hydrocortisone
NHPID name:
Hydrocortisone
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Medicinal
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Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 6 (a synthetic duplicate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDNon-NHP
Rationale:
A non-NHP because listed in the Prescription Drug List as follows: Adrenocortical hormones and their salts or derivatives, except hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate, when sold as a single medicinal ingredient in a concentration that provides 1% hydrocortisone in preparations for topical use on the skin; or, hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate, when sold in combination with any other nonprescription medicinal ingredient that provides 1.0% or less hydrocortisone in preparations for topical use on the skin
Reference: NNHPD