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STATUS DECISION OF CONTROLLED
AND NON-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE(S)
Substance: Alter EgoTM Sex Attractant
Based on the current information available to the Office of Controlled Substances, it appears that
the above substance is:
Controlled
X
Not Controlled
☐
under the schedules of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for the following
reason(s):
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The product is claimed to contain androsterone and is therefore captured under item 23 of
Schedule IV to the CDSA.
Prepared by: _______________________________________
Evelyn C Soo
Date: _______________
Verified by:
Date: ________________
_______________________________________
Mark Kozlowski
Approved by: _______________________________________
Date: ________________
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
This status was requested by: Viviane Luu, Inspectorate
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Drug Status Report
Drug: Alter EgoTM Sex Attractant
Drug Name Status: Alter EgoTM Sex Attractant Concentrate is the product name.
Canadian Status: Alter EgoTM Sex Attractant is marketed as a pheromone and is claimed to
contain the following ingredients:
Di-propylene glycol
Essential oils
SD40-B alcohol
Fragrance
Pure, Reagent-grade Human Pheromones (0.020% Androstenol, 0.015% Androsterone,
0.010%Androstenone)
Dipropylene glycol is a widely used solvent and humectant that was previously reviewed and not
included under the schedules to the CDSA. Essential oils containing more than 4% safrole are
captured under item 17 of Part 1 of Schedule VI to the CDSA but there is no information on
which essential oils are used as ingredients of this product. SD40-B alcohol is reportedly a
denatured alcohol and is used to designate alcohol that is not suitable for consumption and is not
structurally similar of those included in the CDSA. Copulins were previously reviewed and are
volatile fatty acids with no structural similarity to any of the substances in the CDSA.
Androstenol and androstenone were previously reviewed and were not included under item 23
“Anabolic steroids and their derivatives” of Schedule IV to the CDSA. However, the previous
review of androsterone included the steroid under item 23 of Schedule IV to the CDSA. Given
that this product contains androsterone, it must be included under item 23 of Schedule IV to the
CDSA.
Recommendation: Alter EgoTM Sex Attract is included under item 23 of Schedule IV to the
CDSA and is a controlled substance.
Date: Jan 2nd, 2013.