Guidance Document: Determining Prescription Status for Human and Veterinary Drugs

Health Canada is publishing this document to be transparent about the principles and factors that it considers when deciding whether a drug would be best sold as a prescription or nonprescription product. This document is also designed to help the public, industry and healthcare professionals, including veterinarians, as well as other stakeholders, better understand and predict when a drug will be authorized as a prescription or nonprescription product.

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Title (French)	Ligne directrice : Détermination du statut de vente sur ordonnance pour drogues destinées aux humains et aux animaux
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Open Canada Date Published	2013-06-21 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["health_and_safety"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["Document d'orientation", "déterminer le statut de prescription pour les médicaments humains", "déterminer le statut de prescription pour les médicaments vétérinaires", "autorisé en tant que produit sur ordonnance ou en vente libre"], "en": ["Guidance document", "determining prescription status for human drugs", "determining prescription status for veterinary drugs", "authorized as a prescription or nonprescription product"]}
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