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Schedule 1 - Included NHP Substances
Schedule 1 - Included NHP Substances
| Item |
Substances |
| 1. |
A plant or a plant material, an alga, a bacterium, a fungus or a non-human animal material |
| 2. |
An extract or isolate of a substance described in item 1, the primary molecular structure of which is identical to that which it had prior to its extraction or isolation |
| 3. |
Any of the following vitamins:
- biotin
- folate
- niacin
- pantothenic acid
- riboflavin
- thiamine
- vitamin A
- vitamin B 6
- vitamin B 12
- vitamin C
- vitamin D
- vitamin E
|
| 4. |
An amino acid |
| 5. |
An essential fatty acid |
| 6. |
A synthetic duplicate of a substance described in any of items 2 to 5 |
| 7. |
A mineral |
| 8. |
A probiotic |
Schedule 2 - Excluded NHP Substances
| Item |
Substances |
| 1. |
A substance set out in Schedule C of the Food and Drugs Act |
| 2. |
A substance set out in Schedule D of the Act, except for the following: a drug that is prepared from any of the following micro-organisms, namely, an alga, a bacterium or a fungus; and
any substance set out in Schedule D when it is prepared in accordance with the practices of homeopathic pharmacy |
| 3. |
A substance regulated under the Tobacco Act |
| 4. |
A substance set out in any of Schedules I to V of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act |
| 5. |
A substance that is administered by puncturing the dermis |
| 6. |
An antibiotic prepared from an alga, a bacterium or a fungus or a synthetic duplicate of that antibiotic |