The Prescription Drug List: Resources and contact information
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Additional resources
- Guidance document: Determining prescription status for human and veterinary drugs
- explains the broad principles and factors that Health Canada considers when deciding whether a medication should be sold as a prescription drug
- explains exceptions to the Prescription Drug List
- Guidance document: Switching from prescription to non-prescription status
- explains how companies can request the removal of a medicinal ingredient from the Prescription Drug List so they can sell their product in the self-care setting, either as a non-prescription drug or as a natural health product
- Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Prescription Drugs (Repeal of Schedule F to the Food and Drug Regulations) (published in Canada Gazette, Part II, on June 19, 2013)
- provides background about the Prescription Drug List replacing Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations(FDR)
- The Prescription Drug List, which is incorporated by reference into the FDR and maintained by Health Canada, came into effect on December 19, 2013.
- provides background about the Prescription Drug List replacing Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations(FDR)
Contact us
For more information about the Prescription Drug List, contact us by email:
To confirm the status of a controlled substance, email the Office of Controlled Substances: