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| Non Permitted Drug Name | Examples of Brand or Common Names | Species Indicated on the Label |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Nitroimidazoles including dimetridazole, metronidazole, and ronidazole | Banned by regulations1 for sale in food producing animals in Canada. Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | Not applicable N/A |
| Antibiotics used for growth promotion purposes such as olaquindox, carbadox, and tylosin | Carbadox Not currently marketed in Canada (stop sale order in effect) | N/A |
| Antibiotics used for growth promotion purposes such as olaquindox, carbadox, and tylosin | Olaquindox Not approved for veterinary use in Canada | N/A |
| Antibiotics used for growth promotion purposes such as olaquindox, carbadox, and tylosin | There are no antimicrobials approved for use as growth promotants for equine in Canada. Equine animals treated with antibiotics for growth promotion reasons are not eligible for slaughter in Canada. | Several antimicrobials (e.g., bacitracin, bambermycin, chlortetracycline, lincomycin, procaine penicillin, tylosin, virginiamycin etc.) have label claims for growth promotion/feed efficiency in other food producing animals (e.g., cattle, swine, poultry). |
| Aristolochia species and preparations thereof | Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Arsanilic acid | 3-Nitro-20 | Chicken, Turkey, Swine |
| Arsanilic acid | Histostat 50 | Turkey |
| Arsanilic acid | Pro-Gen 20% | Chicken, Turkey |
| Arsanilic acid | Pro-Gen 100% | Chicken, Turkey |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Clenbuterol Banned by regulations1 for sale in food producing animals in Canada. | N/A |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Ractopamine Optaflexx 100 Premix | Cattle |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Paylean 20 | Swine |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Ventipulmin Solution | Horses not intended for food |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Ventipulmin Syrup | Horses not intended for food |
| Beta-agonists used for growth promotion purposes, including clenbuterol and ractopamine | Zilpaterol hydrochloride Zilmax Medicated Premix | Cattle |
| Boldenone | Equipoise Injectable Equipoise | Horses not intended for food |
| Chloramphenicol | Banned by regulations1 for sale in food producing animals in Canada. Chlor-500 Chlor-1000 Chloramphenicol 1% Ointment ChlorPalm 250 | Dog, Cat |
| Chloroform | Approved as a veterinary drug in Canada, however currently not manufactured | N/A |
| Chlorpromazine | Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Colchicine | Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Dapsone | Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Methandriol | Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Nitrofurans including Furaltadone, Furazolidone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Banned by regulations1 for sale in food producing animals in Canada. Furazolidone Not approved for veterinary use in Canada. Furox Aerosol Powder, Topazone Aerosol Powder, Furall registered for veterinary use in the USA. | N/A |
| Nitrofurans including Furaltadone, Furazolidone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Furaltadone Not approved for veterinary use in Canada | N/A |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Nitro Ointment | Horses not intended for food |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Nitrofur Solution | Horses not intended for food |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Nitrofurantoin Equifur | Horses not intended for food, Dog, Cat |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Nitrofurazone Niderm Ointment | Horses not intended for food |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Nitrofurazone Ointment | General use |
| Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone | Pinkaway Powder | Dog, Cat |
| Estradiol (for estradiol containing implants, see steroidal hormones below) | Estradiol Cypionate in Oil | Horses not intended for food, Cattle, Dog, Cat |
| Estradiol (for estradiol containing implants, see steroidal hormones below) | Estrus | Cattle |
| Estradiol (for estradiol containing implants, see steroidal hormones below) | Uni-Bol | Horses not intended for food |
| Phenylbutazone | Butazone 400 Butazone 1000 Butazone Concentrate Butequine Buzone Concentrate Phenylbutazone Phenylbutazone Injection Phenylbutazone Powder Phenylbutazone Tablets Phenylbutazone Tabs | Note: All of the products listed carry an indication for use in equine (but not equine intended to be slaughtered for food) |
| Resorcylic acid lactones including zeranol | Zeranol Ralgro | Beef Note that this product carries only a cattle indication |
| Stanozolol | No active products for veterinary use in Canada. | N/A |
| Steroidal hormonal implants used for growth promotion purposes | Equine animals treated with steroid containing hormone implants used to promote growth are not eligible for slaughter in Canada. | Note that these products carry only a cattle indication.Hormonal implants containing estradiol or melengestrol acetate singly, or the combinations of estradiol and progesterone; estradiol and testosterone; estradiol and trenbolone acetate etc. sold under different brand names for use in cattle. |
| Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, and their salts and esters including diethylstilbestrol | Banned by regulations1 for sale in food producing animals in Canada. Diethylstilbestrol Stilbestrol | Dog, Cat |
| Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, and their salts and esters including diethylstilbestrol | Stilbestrol Tablets | Dog, Cat |
| Thyrostats, antithyroid agents administered under any circumstances for the purpose of growth promotion | Approved for use in humans. Use in animals would be under veterinary control, but animals treated with these substances would not be eligible for slaughter. | N/A |