HL7 Terminology (THO)
3.0.0 - Publication
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Defining URL | http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/ca-hc-din |
Name | HcDIN |
Status | active |
Definition | 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:
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/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/regulatory-requirements-drug-identification-numbers/document.html |
Publisher | HL7 |
Type | Value | Preferred | Comment |
OID | 2.16.840.1.113883.5.1105 | true | |
URI | http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/ca-hc-din | true | Official canonical URL going forward. |
URI | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ca-hc-din | false | Maintained for backward compatibility. |
URI | http://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/drug-product-database-3 | false | Maintained for backward compatibility. |