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The Natural Health Products (NHP) Online System is a suite of secure web applications and tools that you can use to fill your NHP licence application.

The Natural Health Products Ingredients Database is a repository of scientific terminologies and Pre-cleared Information approved by the Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD).

The Amendment and Notification Form (ANF) is the exclusive form to be used for submitting post licensing changes for a licensed natural health product (NHP) to the Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD).

Learn about the risks of buying natural health products (NHPs) online and how to identify licensed products.

This guidance document is designed to assist organizations and individuals in applying for authorization to conduct a clinical trial for a natural health product (NHP) in Canada .

The Licensed Natural Health Products Database contains information about natural health products that have been issued a product licence by Health Canada.

In Canada, natural health products and foods are regulated under the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and its associated regulations. Products that meet the definition of a "natural health product" (NHP) as set out in the Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR) are subject to the FDA as it applies to drugs and to the NHPR. Products that are foods as defined in the FDA are subject to the FDA as it applies to foods and to Parts A, B and D of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). It is important to note that the provisions of the FDR do not apply to products classified as NHPs except where such provisions are incorporated by reference into the NHPR, as per section 3 of the NHPR.

This policy outlines Health Canada's current approach with respect to compounding of NHPs. The NHP Compounding Policy distinguishes between the manufacturing of natural health products, an activity regulated by the Natural Health Products Regulations (NHP Regulations), and the compounding of natural health products, an activity unregulated by NHP Regulations.

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) commits to issue a product licensing decision within the service delivery standards outlined in: Service standards for the management of Product Licence Applications (PLA) for Natural Health Products (NHP).

The NHP MAP outlines the process applied by NNHPD to manage Product Licence Applications (PLA) for Natural Health Products (NHPs) submitted in accordance with the Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR). The policy also outlines the responsibilities and expectations of NHP applicants throughout the application process.