Hi Again Jann, You may find these sites interesting.... How drugs are regulated in Canada John Bowman and June Chua CBC News Online, April 2001 http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/drug_regulation.html and... the "Official" bafflegab.... Health Canada - Health Protection - Drug Products http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/drugs.html Therapeutic Products Directorate: Main English Page http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/htmleng/index.html Therapeutic Products Policies http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/htmleng/policy.html Therapeutic Products Guidelines http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/htmleng/guidmain.html cheers .......... murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn