by Jennifer P | Jul 13, 2021 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products
The Natural and Non-Prescription Health Product Directorate (NNHPD) at Health Canada recently released a draft guidance document pertaining to potential upcoming changes to the current Natural Health Product (NHP) regulations published in Canada Gazette, Part I. These...
by Jennifer P | Jul 13, 2021 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs
The Health Canada Acne Therapy Monograph was updated on Jun. 25, 2021 to include specific acceptable dosage forms for both non-prescription drugs and Natural Health Products (NHPs) as well as an additional Directions for Use statement for aerosol and spray acne...
by Jennifer P | Apr 29, 2021 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs
The Government of Canada conducts risk assessments of substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) to determine whether they present or may present a risk to human health or to the environment. A final risk assessment was recently completed...
by Emily C | Apr 16, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products
Health Canada has released a guide document pertaining to the temporary expedited process for the production and distribution of hand sanitizers in Canada. The document highlights acceptable quality grades and medicinal ingredient concentrations, formulation...
by Jennifer P | May 9, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
A pilot study recently published in the medical journal, JAMA, found that it took just one day of sunscreen use for several active ingredients in sunscreen products to enter the blood stream at high levels. The sunscreen absorption study, which was conducted by a...
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