Natural Health Products
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when purchasing natural health products
What is an NHP? A substance set out in Schedule 1 or a combination of substances in which all
the medicinal ingredients are substances set out in Schedule 1, a homeopathic
medicine or a traditional medicine, that is manufactured, sold or represented
for use in:
(a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or
abnormal physical state or its symptoms in humans;
(b) restoring or correcting organic functions in humans; or
(c) modifying organic functions in humans, such as modifying those functions
in a manner that maintains or promotes health.
Schedule 2 substances (Not NHPS)
NHPs must be safe to use as over-the-counter products prescription ; drugs
and not need a ____ to be sold. Products needing a
prescription are regulated as ____ under the Food and
Drug Regulations
How are NHP any different from just eating regular
food?
How do you know if it is a health food? ● Product format: These products are packaged in a format typical of foods.
● Public perception and history of use: how consumers perceive the product
● Product representation to consumer: products that appear as food; sold in
grocery stores, corner stores etc.
● Product composition: If it has food-like ingredients for nutrients
What are the four NHP licensing principles? 1. Process in place should be timely, appropriate, and consistent -
Standardization
2. Evidence should support product safety and efficacy
3. All the evidence should be evaluated (incl. emerging)
4. Should result in high-quality, safe products that bear evidence-based claims
Midterm – Study Guide,
Exam Review & Key
Concepts
| Guaranteed success|
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, Only ____ considered themselves to be well informed 19%
when purchasing natural health products
What is an NHP? A substance set out in Schedule 1 or a combination of substances in which all
the medicinal ingredients are substances set out in Schedule 1, a homeopathic
medicine or a traditional medicine, that is manufactured, sold or represented
for use in:
(a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or
abnormal physical state or its symptoms in humans;
(b) restoring or correcting organic functions in humans; or
(c) modifying organic functions in humans, such as modifying those functions
in a manner that maintains or promotes health.
Schedule 2 substances (Not NHPS)
NHPs must be safe to use as over-the-counter products prescription ; drugs
and not need a ____ to be sold. Products needing a
prescription are regulated as ____ under the Food and
Drug Regulations
How are NHP any different from just eating regular
food?
How do you know if it is a health food? ● Product format: These products are packaged in a format typical of foods.
● Public perception and history of use: how consumers perceive the product
● Product representation to consumer: products that appear as food; sold in
grocery stores, corner stores etc.
● Product composition: If it has food-like ingredients for nutrients
What are the four NHP licensing principles? 1. Process in place should be timely, appropriate, and consistent -
Standardization
2. Evidence should support product safety and efficacy
3. All the evidence should be evaluated (incl. emerging)
4. Should result in high-quality, safe products that bear evidence-based claims
