Switching a medicinal ingredient from prescription to non-prescription status draft guidance document: Applying for a switch

This document includes guidance for companies (applicants) who wish to put forward submissions/applications to request a switch of an ingredient from prescription to non-prescription status.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:34 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:34 (UTC)
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open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["remplacement", "ingrédient médicinal", "prescription vers un statut sans ordonnance", "document d'orientation", "demande de remplacement"], "en": ["switch", "medicinal ingredient", "prescription to non-prescription-status", "guidance document", "applying-for a switch"]}
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title_fr Ligne directrice sur la modification du statut d’un ingrédient médicinal pour qu’il passe de « sur ordonnance » à « sans ordonnance » : Soumettre une demande de modification
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