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A Drug Identification Number (DIN) is a computer-generated eight digit number assigned by Health Canada to a drug product prior to being marketed in Canada. It uniquely identifies all drug products sold in a dosage form in Canada and is located on the label of prescription and over-the-counter drug products that have been evaluated and authorized for sale in Canada. A DIN uniquely identifies the following product characteristics manufacturer product name active ingredient(s)strength(s) of active ingredient(s)pharmaceutical form and route of administration.Note The number has a leading zero.Further information about this Code System can be found at https www.canada.ca en health-canada services drugs-health-products drug-products fact-sheets drug-identification-number.html

This intensional value set includes codes from http snomed.info sct where the concept is a 272103003 (Time patterns) i.e. codes that are subtypes of | Time patterns (qualifier value)| and a set of pan-Canadian members. This subset contains many possible values and a limited set is displayed in the table below. This is a broad data exchange subset that supports interoperability and conformance testing and can be constrained to meet local use.

The Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set provides codes for identification and a consistent approach to naming of medications and medical devices in Canada. It has been designed and developed to reflect current clinical practice and safety advice and is freely available for use in digital health solutions and design applications..Further information about this Code System can be found at https tgateway.infoway-inforoute.ca ccdd.html

Codes for provinces states and territories supported by Ontario Health interfaces

Type of dispense.

Ontario DHDR Drug Classification based on AHFS

Prescription ODB Reason for Use

Ontario DHDR Drug Sub-Classification based on AHFS