List A: List of Certain Natural Health Products for Distribution as Samples

Dated: March 2020

The solidus (/) in column 6 indicates that the terms and/or the statements are synonymous. Either term or statement may be included on the label by the market authorization holder. Text in parentheses in column 6 is additional optional information which can also be added to the label at the market authorization holder's discretion.

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Class of Natural Health Products
Column 2
Medicinal Ingredient(s)
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Quantity of Medicinal Ingredient(s)
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Qualifier (s)
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Route(s) of Administration
Column 6
Permissible Use(s) or Purpose(s)
Toothpastes Potassium nitrate 5% w/w   Dental, Gingival, Periodontal
  • Anti-cavity/Anti-caries
  • Prevents, fights and/or protects against cavities/caries
  • Reduces the incidence of cavities/caries
  • Helps prevent tooth decay
  • Effective fluoride protection
  • Effective decay preventive fluoride
  • Protects teeth from acid wear/erosion
  • Helps delay/ slow the tooth decay process at the earliest stage before it can become a cavity
  • Penetrates tooth enamel to help rebuild weak spots
  • Helps remineralize tooth enamel
  • Helps reduce (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • Builds protection/ Protects from (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • (Builds)(Effective) Protection against (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • Shields/soothes dental nerves for lasting sensitivity relief when used regularly
Sodium fluoride 0.188-0.254% w/w
Sodium
monofluorophosphate
0.654-0.884% w/w
Tin difluoride 0.351-0.474% w/w
Mouthwashes Acidulated phosphate fluoride 0.01-0.02% w/w   Dental, Gingival, Periodontal
  • Anti-cavity/Anti-caries
  • Prevents, fights and/or protects against cavities/caries
  • Reduces the incidence of cavities/caries
  • Helps prevent tooth decay
  • Effective fluoride protection
  • Effective decay preventive fluoride
  • Protects teeth from acid wear/erosion
  • Helps delay/ slow the tooth decay process at the earliest stage before it can become a cavity
  • Penetrates tooth enamel to help rebuild weak spots
  • Helps remineralize tooth enamel
  • Helps reduce (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • Builds protection/ Protects from (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • (Builds)(Effective) Protection against (painful) sensitivity of the teeth (due)(to) (cold)/ (heat)/ (acids)/ (sweets)/ (contact)
  • Shields/soothes dental nerves for lasting sensitivity relief when used regularly
Potassium nitrate 3% w/w
Sodium fluoride 0.02-0.05% w/w
Personal Care Use Antiseptic Skin Cleansers  Ethanol 60-80%   Topical
  • Antiseptic (skin) cleanser
  • Medicated (skin) cleanser
  • Antibacterial (skin) cleanser
  • Kills harmful bacteria/germs
  • Effective in destroying (harmful) bacteria to provide antiseptic cleansing
  • For personal hand hygiene to help prevent the spread of bacteria
Isopropanol 60-70%
Sunscreens PABA ≤ 15% The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) must be ≥2 and values greater than 50 must be declared as SPF 50+ Topical
  • Sun Protection Factor "X" / SPF "X"
  • Helps prevent sunburn
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunburn protectant
  • Helps protect from sunburn
  • Broad spectrum (Sun Protection Factor "X" / SPF "X")
  • Filters/Screens UVA/UVB rays
  • Absorbs throughout the UVA/UVB spectrum to provide sunburn protection
  • UVA/UVB protection
  • Water/Sweat Resistant [40 minutes / 80 minutes]
Titanium dioxide ≤ 25%
Zinc oxide ≤ 25%
Anti-Dandruff Products Salicylic acid 1.8-3.0%   Topical
  • (For the relief of) / (Controls) / (Helps prevent) / (Helps prevent [the] recurrence of) / (Reduces [the] recurrence of) / (Reduces) dandruff / (and) (the symptoms of) ([skin / scalp] itching / irritation / redness / flaking [and]/ scaling) (associated with dandruff)
Selenium disulfide 0.5-2.5%
Sulfur 2-5%
Diaper Rash Products Allantoin 0.5-2%   Topical
  • Helps prevent diaper rash
  • Protects chafed skin due to diaper rash
  • Helps protect from wetness that causes diaper rash
  • Temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation due to diaper rash
  • Helps treat/ heal diaper rash
Calamine 1-25%
Kaolin 4-20%
Corn starch 10-98%
Zinc oxide 1-40%
Cod liver oil 5-14%
Lanolin 15.5%
Medicated Skin Care Products Zinc acetate 0.1-2%   Topical
  • Temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching
  • Temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching due to minor cuts, scrapes and burns
  • Temporarily dries the oozing and weeping and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching due to poison ivy/oak/sumac
  • Temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching due to rashes, eczema, poison ivy/oak/sumac, and insect bites
Hard fat 50-100%
Aluminum hydroxide 0.15-5%
Colloidal oatmeal 1-100%
Urea 10%
Sodium bicarbonate 1-100%
Zinc carbonate 0.2-2%
Allantoin 0.5-2%
Calamine 1-25%
Kaolin 4 - 20%
DL-Lactic acid 2 - 5%
Lanolin 12.5-50%
Olive oil ≤100%
Glycerine 20-45%
Almond oil ≤ 100%
Cocoa butter 50-100%
Corn starch 10-98%
Zinc oxide 1-40%
Cod liver oil 5-14%
Acne Therapy Products Salicylic acid 0.5-2%   Topical
  • For the treatment/management of acne
  • Helps treat acne pimples (and allows skin to heal)
  • Dries and helps clear up acne pimples (and allows skin to heal)
  • Reduces the number and/or severity of acne pimples (and allow skin to heal)
  • Penetrates pores to control/ reduce acne pimples
  • Helps keep skin clear of new acne pimples
  • Helps prevent new acne pimples from forming
  • Acne treatment
  • Helps prevent acne
  • Helps prevent acne pimples
  • Helps clear acne
  • Acne treatment/medication
  • Helps treat acne/pimples
  • Reduces the number of pimples
Sulfur 3-10%
Resorcinol 2%
Resorcinol monoacetate 3%
Throat Lozenges Benzyl alcohol 100 - 500 mg per lozenge   Oral
  • For the temporary relief of (minor) sore throat
  • For temporary relief of pain of (minor) sore throat
  • For the protection of irritated area in throat
  • Helps ease/relieve nasal congestion
  • Makes nasal passages feel clearer
  • For the temporary relief of coughs
  • Antiseptic
Benzocaine 2 - 15 mg per lozenge
Salicyl alcohol 50 – 100 mg per lozenge
dl-Menthol 2 – 20 mg per lozenge
l-Menthol 2 – 20 mg per lozenge
Phenol 10 – 50 mg per lozenge
Gelatin ≤100% per lozenge
Pectin ≤100% per lozenge
Slippery elm 10 – 15% per lozenge
Eucalyptus essential oil 0.2-15 mg per lozenge
Athlete’s Foot Treatments Undecenoic acid 10 – 25%   Topical
  • For the treatment of athlete's foot
  • Cures athlete's foot
  • Kills athlete's foot fungus
  • Relieves (itching, scaling, burning, cracking, redness, soreness, irritation) of athlete's foot
Calcium undecylenate 10 – 25%
Copper undecylenate 10 – 25%
Zinc undecylenate 10 – 25%
Povidone-iodine 10%

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