Mandatory Patient Package Inserts
In a July 21, 1999 communication, Health Canada has advised that Patient Package Inserts have been made mandatory as part of the marketing authorizations, Notice of Compliance (NOC) and/or Drug Identification Number for the drugs listed below. The mandatory documents would have been submitted to the Therapeutic Products Program by the manufacturer with its application to market a drug product, and reviewed as part of the submission.
The patient information material supplied by the manufacturer should be dispensed with:
1. Prescription Drugs:
a. Drugs delivered with the assistance of a device ( i.e. inhalers, transdermal patches)
b. Isotretinoin and other oral tretinoids, except those used in oncology
c. Methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
d. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
e. Oral contraceptives
f. Ticlopidine
2. Biologicals- all drugs intended for self-administration including:
a. Erythropoietin
b. Gonadotropins
c. Human Growth Hormone
d. Insulins
e. Interferons
f. Wound Healing Factors
3. All drugs where the Product Monograph or Prescribing Information indicates that a patient information document is available.