Proprietary or patent medicine registers [textual record]
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Date:1917-1976.Reference:R227-243-X-E, RG29Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4166220Date(s):1917-1976.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:CanadaExtent:0.3 m of textual recordsLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:The records in this series consist of administrative ledgers, lists, and certificates related to the registration of medicines under the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act; see lower-level descriptions for details.Additional name(s):Additional information:General note:The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act, assented to 20 July 1908, required the registration of secret-formula, non-pharmacopoeial packaged medicines for internal use. The Act introduced certain labelling requirements and prohibited the inclusion of cocaine or any of its salts in secret-formula medicines. The Act also limited the amount of alcohol and certain scheduled drugs (e.g., arsenical preparations, heroin, Indian hemp) that could be included in the secret-formula medicines. There were several subsequent amendments to the Act's schedule, and regulations were established 9 January 1911.
The administration of the Act was initially the responsibility of the Department of Inland Revenue, and then the Department of Trade and Commerce. A major amendment to the Act occured 7 July 1919 to prohibit false, misleading, or exaggerated label claims. Responsibility for the administration of the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act was transferred to the newly created Department of Health on 1 September 1919.
The number of preparations registered under the Act varied. There were an estimated 60,000 preparations registered under the Act of 1908, but subsequent to the 1919 amendments to the Act, the number of registrations under the Act of 1919 dropped to less than 6,000. By the mid 1970s, there were approximately 1,700 preparations registered under the Act.
The Act was repealed effective 1 July 1976. The general function of registering proprietary medicines continued under the Food and Drugs Act, specifically Division 10 of the Food and Drug Regulations, with Health and Welfare Canada's Bureau of Drugs issuing G.P. numbers.Source of title:Title based on the contents of the series.Accruals:No further accruals are expected.Source:GovernmentFormer archival reference no.:RG29 -
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