Forward Regulatory Plan 2023-2025: Regulations Amending the Natural Health Product Regulations (Expanding List A: List of Certain Natural Health Products for Distribution as Samples)
Title of Regulatory Initiative
Regulations Amending the Natural Health Products Regulations (Expanding List A: List of Certain Natural Health Products for Distribution as Samples)
Enabling Act
Description
In Health Canada’s Health and Bioscience Regulatory Review Roadmap, the Depar tment proposed to address barriers of accessing samples for Canadians by amending the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and its regulations to allow for the distribution of low-risk non-prescription drugs and natural health products (NHPs).
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
This initiative delivers on a CUSMA commitment.
Potential impacts on people in Canada, including businesses
The proposed amendments would apply to businesses that distribute samples of natural health products.
Health Canada expects that allowing businesses to distribute samples of a wider range of natural health products than is currently permitted to be of benefit to people in Canada, giving them greater access to a wider range of natural health products samples.
Consultations
Stakeholder engagement and consultation (Notice of Proposal) took place over a 60-day period starting in August 2020.
Health Canada plans to engage further with key stakeholders in 2024.
Further information
Related information can be found on:
List A: List of Certain Natural Health Products for Distribution as Samples
Guidance Document on the Distribution of Drugs as Samples – Summary
Additional information can be requested from the departmental contact.
Departmental contact information
Bruno Rodrigue
Executive Director
Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization
Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Telephone: 613-321-4235
Email: lrm.consultations-mlr@hc-sc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory
February 2021
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